漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 69 strokesRadical
On
Kun
すな
Meaning
sand

Origin

ORIGIN

石 "stone" plus 少 "small"; stone broken down fine — hence "sand."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

砂丘・砂糖
シャ土砂
すな砂・砂場

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 砂糖さとう

    sugar

  • 砂場すなば

    sandpit

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

紅茶に砂糖を入れた。

I put sugar in the tea.

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