沙

sand

7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1897.

Readings

• サ (on reading): 沙汰 (さた) affair; ご無沙汰 (ごぶさた) not writing or contacting for a while
• シャ (on reading): 沙羅 (しゃら) sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); 沙門 (しゃもん) shramana (wandering monk)
• すな (kun reading)
• よなげる (kun reading)

Components

• 氵
• 少
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 小 radical small
• ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水

Kanji containing 沙

• 娑 old woman
• 莎 sedge
• 裟 Buddhist surplice
• 鯊 goby (fish)

Words using 沙

• 沙汰 (さた) affair
• ご無沙汰 (ごぶさた) not writing or contacting for a while
• 手持ち無沙汰 (てもちぶさた) having nothing to do
• 表沙汰 (おもてざた) going public (with a matter)
• 御沙汰 (ごさた) (imperial) words
• 沙羅 (しゃら) sal (tree) (Shorea robusta)
• 沙門 (しゃもん) shramana (wandering monk)
• 毘沙門天 (びしゃもんてん) Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
• 沙弥 (しゃみ) male Buddhist novice
• 恒河沙 (ごうがしゃ) 10^52 (or 10^56)
• 沙虫 (いさごむし) caddis worm

42 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists