Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
stone
Parts:
sand
Kun:
すな
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
  • 砂糖 【サトウ】 sugar
  • 土砂 【ドシャ】 sediment, earth and sand
  • 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
  • 砂岩 【サガン】 sandstone
  • 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
  • 土砂 【ドシャ】 sediment, earth and sand
  • 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand

Kun reading compounds

  • 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
  • 砂浜 【すなはま】 sandy beach
  • 鳴き砂 【なきすな】 singing sand (which produces sound when stepped on), whistling sand, squeaking sand, barking sand
  • 猫砂 【ねこすな】 cat litter, kitty litter

Readings

Japanese names:
いさ、 ご
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sha1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • arena
  • gravilla

Portuguese

  • Areia

French

  • sable
879 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
869 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1031 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3181 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1127 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
764 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
876 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1151 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1204 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1152 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1399 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1457 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
772 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1047 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
118 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24046 Morohashi
1133 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3992 New Nelson (John Haig)
117 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
122 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
882 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3360 2001 Kanji
5a4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
1962.0 Four corner code
1-26-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7802 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
family crest, figures
On:
モン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
  • 文様 【モンヨウ】 pattern, design
  • 家紋 【カモン】 family crest
  • 声紋 【セイモン】 voiceprint

Readings

Japanese names:
あや
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen2, wen4
Korean:
mun

Spanish

  • clasón de familia
  • insignia
  • blasón

Portuguese

  • Brazão de família
  • figuras

French

  • armoiries
  • motif (dessin)
1857 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1176 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3507 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1763 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1620 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1684 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1454 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1547 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1564 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1522 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1651 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
876 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1194 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1743 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27262 Morohashi
1299 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4451 New Nelson (John Haig)
1727 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1863 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1381 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2766 2001 Kanji
6a4.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2094.0 Four corner code
1-44-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d0b Unicode hex code