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

7 strokes
Radical:
door, house 戶 (户, 戸)
Parts:
re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
890 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 戻入 【レイニュウ】 reversal of monies, funds, commissions
  • 背戻 【ハイレイ】 disobeying, infringing, running counter to
  • 暴戻 【ボウレイ】 tyranny, atrocity, brutality

Kun reading compounds

  • 戻す 【もどす】 to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling), to turn back (e.g. clock hand), to vomit, to throw up, to recover (of a market price)
  • 戻る 【もどる】 to turn back (e.g. half-way), to return, to go back, to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned, to rebound, to spring back

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeo, ryeol

Spanish

  • vuelta
  • regreso
  • devolución
  • volver
  • vomitar
  • regresar
  • devolver

Portuguese

  • re-
  • volta
  • reverter
  • recomeçar
  • restaurar
  • retornar

French

  • revenir
  • re-
  • reprendre
  • restaurer
  • rendre
  • revenir en arrière
1920 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
923 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1818 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1850 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
552 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1238 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1304 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1201 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
842 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2441 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1234 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1699 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1090 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11707X Morohashi
1942 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2051 New Nelson (John Haig)
1081 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1162 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1124 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3063 2001 Kanji
4m3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-6 SKIP code
3-4-3 SKIP code
3023.4 Four corner code
1-44-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
623b Unicode hex code