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娑 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「女」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
シャ・サしゃ・さ · sha · sa
Kun
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Meaning
this world (in 娑婆)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman 女 with 沙 as phonetic: used to transliterate the Sanskrit word in 娑婆.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 娑婆しゃば

    this world; the outside world

  • 婆娑ばさ

    swaying (of sleeves in dance)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

娑婆(しゃば)の風(かぜ)はやはり心地(ここち)よい。

The air of the outside world feels good after all.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

娑婆娑婆old wo…夭to die…奸wicked妝to ado…夾to hol…妣deceas…扨well…扠well…炙to bro…苴a stra…洒to was…
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Compound

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