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差

差 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「尞」+音符「𠂇 （後に「左」に訛変）」。「炭の束」を意味する漢語「㷢」を表す字。のち仮借して「えらぶ」「ちがい」「ちがう」を意味する漢語｛差｝、「いえる」を意味する漢語 ｛瘥｝「ふぞろい」を意味する漢語｛差｝、「つかわす」を意味する漢語｛差｝等に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サElem.
Kun (native)
  • さ(す)Elem.
  • さ(し)
Other languages
  • 拼音chai1
  • 拼音cha1
  • 拼音cha4
  • 拼音ci1
  • 한글cha
  • 한글chi
  • Hán-ViệtSoa
  • Hán-ViệtSi
  • Hán-ViệtSai
  • Hán-ViệtSái

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
己(おのれ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5DEE

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸羊工

Words using this kanji

  • 差さ（サ）ある数から他の数を引いた残りの数。 （サ）違い。隔たり。difference, variation, difference
  • 差別さべつ扱いに差を付けてこと。差があること。 （さべつ）先入観や偏見に基づき、人の集団を不平等に扱うこと。 それぞれの物が現象としては異なって存在しているということ。違い。差。distinction, differentiation, discrimination, discrimination (against people)
  • 差益さえきmarginal profits
  • 差し止めさしとめ「さしとめ」の漢字表記。prohibition, ban, suspension, injunction
  • 差額さがく金額を差し引きした結果の差分の額。balance, difference (in price, cost), margin
  • 差異さい複数の物事を対比した時に見られる、同一ではない点。異なること。difference, disparity, gap
  • 差し引きさしひきdeduction, subtraction, balance, ebb and flow
  • 差出人さしだしにんsender (e.g. of mail)
  • 差し控えるさしひかえるto be moderate in, to be temperate in, to not do too much of, to refrain (from doing)
  • 差し戻すさしもどすto send back, to refer back
  • 差し上げるさしあげるさしあげる 参照to lift up, to hold up, to raise, to give
  • 差し出すさしだす「さしだす」の漢字表記。to hold out, to extend (e.g. a hand), to present, to submit
  • 差し支えさしつかえ「さしつかえ」参照。hindrance, impediment
  • 差し支えるさしつかえるto interfere (with), to hinder, to be hindered (from doing), to become impeded
  • 差し掛かるさしかかるto come near (to), to approach, to be on the verge of, to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.)
  • 差すさすto shine, to be visible, to be tinged with
  • 差し伸べるさしのべるto hold out, to extend (e.g. one's hands), to stretch, to reach out for
  • 差し込むさしこむto insert, to put in, to thrust in, to plug in
  • 差し当たりさしあたり「さしあたり」の漢字表記。for the time being, at present, hindrance
  • 差し迫るさしせまるto be imminent, to be impending, to be pressing, to be urgent

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Lookup codes

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