Moto 差: Distinction; Difference; VariationKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サ
- Kun'yomi
- さ(す)、さ(し)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 500 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サ)
- 差さdifference; variation
- 差別さべつdistinction; differentiation
- 格差かくさqualitative difference; disparity
- 偏差値へんさちdeviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation
- 差益さえきmarginal profits
- 大差たいさgreat difference; big difference
- 差し止めさしとめprohibition; ban
- 交差点こうさてんcrossing; intersection
- 差額さがくbalance; difference (in price, cost)
- 落差らくさdifference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head
- 無差別むさべつindiscrimination; without discrimination
- 日差しひざしsunlight; rays of the Sun
- 時差じさtime difference
- 小差しょうさslight difference; narrow margin
- 点差てんさpoint spread; point difference
- 差し引きさしひきdeduction; subtraction
- 差異さいdifference; disparity
- 物差しものさしruler; measure
- 誤差ごさmeasurement error; calculation error
- 個人差こじんさindividual differences; personal equation
- 差し控えるさしひかえるto be moderate in; to be temperate in
- 差し戻すさしもどすto send back; to refer back
- 交差こうさcrossing; intersection
- 人差し指ひとさしゆびindex finger; forefinger
- 仮差し押さえかりさしおさえprovisional seizure; provisional attachment
- 勝差しょうさdifference in wins (in number of games won)
- 千差万別せんさばんべつan infinite variety of; multifarious
- 差し上げるさしあげるto give; to offer
- 差し伸べるさしのべるto hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands)
- 差し入れさしいれinsertion; letter drop
- 差し入れるさしいれるto insert; to put in
- 差し出すさしだすto present; to submit
- 差し当たりさしあたりfor the time being; at present
- 差し手さしてslipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt
- 差し押さえさしおさえseizure; attachment
- 差し押さえるさしおさえるto seize; to impound
- 差し掛かるさしかかるto come near; to approach
- 差し支えさしつかえhindrance; impediment
- 差し支えるさしつかえるto interfere (with); to hinder
- 差し替えさしかえreplacement
- 差し替えるさしかえるto change; to replace
- 差し込みさしこみinsertion
- 差し込むさしこむto insert; to put in
- 差し迫るさしせまるto be urgent; to be pressing
- 差すさすto shine
- 指差すゆびさすto point at
- 根差すねざすto come from; to have roots in
- 水差しみずさしpitcher; water jug
- 賃金格差ちんぎんかくさwage differential
- 雲泥の差うんでいのさwide difference; a world of difference
- いや気が差すいやけがさすto be tired of; to be sick of
- アメリカ大陸間大交差アメリカたいりくかんだいこうさGreat American Interchange
- ゲーム差ゲームさdistance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost
- コマ収差コマしゅうさcoma aberration; coma
- スクランブル交差点スクランブルこうさてんscramble intersection; pedestrian scramble
- タッチの差タッチのさvery small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
Other readings
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