沙 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- サ・シャ
- Kun
- すな・よなげる
- Meaning
- sand
Origin
Water plus smallness: the fine grains washed by water — sand.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| サ | 沙汰 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 沙汰さた
news; word; an affair
- 沙漠さばく
desert
Example
あれから何の音沙汰もない。
There has been no word at all since then.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)