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差 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「工」

道
7Elementary year 4 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「工」
On
サさ · sa
Kun
さ(す)sa(su)
Meaning
difference, distinction

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Originally from the shape of uneven ears of grain, it means unevenness or difference.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onサさsa差異さい差別さべつ誤差ごさ
Kunさすsasu差すさす

Compare: 刺す・指す・挿す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 時差じさ

    time difference

  • 大差たいさ

    big difference

More words with this kanji

  • 較差かくさ
  • 偏差へんさ
  • 僅差きんさ
  • 閂を差すかんぬきをさす

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

二(ふた)つの答(こた)えに差(さ)はない。

There is no difference between the two answers.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 工Map of reading サAll maps

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