Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
small, insignificant
Parts:
be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 先端 【センタン】 pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve), forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
  • 先鋭 【センエイ】 radical, acute, sharp
  • 肺尖 【ハイセン】 pulmonary apex, apex of a lung
  • 刀尖 【トウセン】 tip of a sword

Kun reading compounds

  • 尖る 【とがる】 to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp, to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
  • 切っ先 【きっさき】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
  • 雛頭 【ひなさき】 slightly protruding part of the front of an eboshi, clitoris
  • 鋭い 【するどい】 sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed, sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute, stabbing, cutting (remark, criticism, etc.), stinging, biting, fierce (attack), pointed (question, look, etc.), piercing (gaze), shrill (sound), keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.), acute, sharp (eye, mind, etc.), astute, shrewd, discerning, penetrating (insight, question, etc.), perceptive

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1
Korean:
cheom

Spanish

  • puntiagudo
  • afilado
  • disgustado
  • hacerse puntiagudo
  • hacerse afilado

Portuguese

French

1357 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2700 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1864 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
7480 Morohashi
2176 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1393 New Nelson (John Haig)
2903 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2912 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3n3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
9043.0 Four corner code
1-32-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c16 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
sand
Kun:
すなよなげる
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1897 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
  • 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
  • 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
  • 秋沙 【アイサ】 merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
  • 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
  • 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
  • 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
  • 泥砂 【デイサ】 mud and sand

Kun reading compounds

  • 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
  • 砂子 【すなご】 gold dust, silver dust, sand, grit
  • 白砂 【はくしゃ】 white sand

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sha1, sha4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • arena
  • gravilla
  • desierto

Portuguese

French

2504 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
392 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2135 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1205 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
311 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
199 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
17212 Morohashi
266 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3063 New Nelson (John Haig)
2296 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
151 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a4.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3912.0 Four corner code
1-26-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c99 Unicode hex code

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 咀嚼 【ソシャク】 chewing, mastication, digestion (e.g. of words), assimilation, comprehension, appreciation
  • 咀嚼運動 【ソシャクウンドウ】 mastication
  • 呪詛 【ジュソ】 curse, malediction, hex

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju3, zui3
Korean:
jeo

Spanish

Portuguese

French

907 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3476 Morohashi
758 New Nelson (John Haig)
3d5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
6701.0 Four corner code
1-50-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5480 Unicode hex code