砂 — kanji meaning “sand”
砂
sand
- Meanings
- sand
- On'yomi
- サ (sa)、シャ (sha)
- Kun'yomi
- すな
- Name readings
- いさ、ご
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1146 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 112
- Chinese reading
- shā — Chinese character page
Words with 砂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 砂漠 | さばく sabaku | desert |
| 砂浜 | すなはま sunahama | sandy beach |
| 土砂 | どしゃ dosha | sediment; earth and sand |
| 砂丘 | さきゅう sakyuu | sand dune; sand hill |
| 土砂降り | どしゃぶり doshaburi | downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain |
| 砂利 | じゃり jari | gravel; ballast; pebbles |
| 砂防 | さぼう sabou | erosion control |
| 砂子 | すなご sunago | gold dust; silver dust |
| 砂場 | すなば sunaba | sandpit; sandbox |
| 砂地 | すなじ sunaji | sandy soil; sandy place |
| 砂時計 | すなどけい sunadokei | hourglass; sandglass |
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