Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
work
Parts:
distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
Kun:
さ.すさ.し
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
449 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 差 【サ】 difference, variation, difference
  • 差し 【サシ】 between (e.g. two people), face to face, hindrance, impediment, arrhythmic section of recitative, playing with only 2 players, prefix used for stress or emphasis, counter for traditional dance songs
  • 落差 【ラクサ】 difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water), head, drop (e.g. of a waterfall), fall distance, difference, gap
  • 賃金格差 【チンギンカクサ】 pay gap, wage gap, wage differential

Kun reading compounds

  • 差す 【さす】 to shine, to be visible, to be tinged with, to rise (of water levels), to flow in, to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one, to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise, to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance), to insert, to put in, to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm, to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm, to pole (a boat), to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn, to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten, to stop in the midst of, to leave undone
  • 差し 【さし】 between (e.g. two people), face to face, hindrance, impediment, arrhythmic section of recitative, playing with only 2 players, prefix used for stress or emphasis, counter for traditional dance songs
  • 尺 【さし】 ruler, measure
  • 旗指 【はたさし】 samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle, small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
  • 一差し 【ひとさし】 one dance, one game (e.g. of shogi)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chai1, cha1, cha4, ci1
Korean:
cha, chi

Spanish

  • distinción
  • diferencia
  • remanente
  • poner
  • echar
  • verter

Portuguese

  • distinção
  • diferença
  • variação
  • discrepancia
  • margem
  • equilíbrio

French

  • différence
  • distinction (entre)
  • variation
  • divergence
  • marge
  • balance
399 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
508 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
482 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
614 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3662 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
662 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
492 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1164 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
658 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
674 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
553 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4104 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2082 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
560 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8732 Morohashi
3311 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1537 New Nelson (John Haig)
554 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
593 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
544 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
972 2001 Kanji
2o8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
2-6-4 SKIP code
2-2-8 SKIP code
2-3-7 SKIP code
8021.1 Four corner code
1-26-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5dee Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
hot water, bath, hot spring
Kun:
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1356 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 湯治 【トウジ】 hot-spring cure, taking the baths
  • 湯液 【トウエキ】 decoction (in Chinese medicine)
  • 銭湯 【セントウ】 public bath, bathhouse
  • 給湯 【キュウトウ】 hot-water supply

Kun reading compounds

  • 湯 【ゆ】 hot water, hot bath, hot spring, molten iron
  • 湯気 【ゆげ】 steam, vapour, vapor
  • 茶の湯 【ちゃのゆ】 tea ceremony, chanoyu
  • もらい湯 【もらいゆ】 taking a bath in another's home

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tang1, shang1
Korean:
tang, sang

Spanish

  • agua caliente
  • fuente termal

Portuguese

  • água quente
  • banho
  • fonte quente

French

  • eau chaude
  • bain
  • source chaude
482 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
381 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
359 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1022 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2633 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
844 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
700 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1587 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
632 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
642 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
836 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1226 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
747 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
446 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
561 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
552 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17874 Morohashi
612 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3245 New Nelson (John Haig)
546 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
585 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
406 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
351 2001 Kanji
3a9.23 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
3612.7 Four corner code
1-37-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e6f Unicode hex code