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紗 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

道
準1University / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
サ・シャさ・しゃ · sa · sha
Kun
うすぎぬusuginu
Meaning
gauze silk

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Thread 糸 with 少 as phonetic: thin silk woven with an open mesh.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 紗しゃ

    gauze silk

  • 更紗サラサ

    chintz; printed calico

More words with this kanji

  • 袱紗ふくさ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夏(なつ)の帯(おび)に紗(しゃ)の生地(きじ)を選(えら)んだ。

I chose gauze silk for the summer obi.

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The line style shows how they connect

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