Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info:
工 (たくみ) – craft
羊 (ひつじ) – sheep

Henshall Mnemonic: sheep on left is different

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #449 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

• 差す   [さす]
  (v5s) to raise (stretch out) hands; to raise umbrella   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 交差点   [こうさてん]
  (n) crossing; intersection   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N4 Words

• 差し上げる   [さしあげる]
  (v1) (pol) to give; to hold up; to lift up; to offer   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 差別   [さべつ]
  (n,vs) discrimination; distinction; differentiation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差   [さ]
  (n,n-suf) difference; variation   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 差し支え   [さしつかえ]
  (n) hindrance; impediment   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 物差し   [ものさし]
  (n) ruler; measure   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 交差   [こうさ]
  (n,vs) cross   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し引き   [さしひき]
  (n) deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 差し掛かる   [さしかかる]
  (v5r) to come near to; to approach   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 指差す   [ゆびさす]
  (v5s) to point at   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し支える   [さしつかえる]
  (v1) to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し出す   [さしだす]
  (v5s) to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差異   [さい]
  (n) difference; disparity   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差額   [さがく]
  (n) balance; difference; margin   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 誤差   [ごさ]
  (n) measurement error; calculation error   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時差   [じさ]
  (n) time difference   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 格差   [かくさ]
  (n) qualitative difference; disparity   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 偏差値   [へんさち]
  (n) deviation value   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し控える   [さしひかえる]
  (v1) to be moderate; to not do too much   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し止め   [さしとめ]
  (n) prohibition; ban; suspension   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 雲泥の差   [うんでいのさ]
  (n) wide difference   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し伸べる   [さしのべる]
  (v1) to hold out; to extend; to stretch; to reach out for; to thrust (javelin)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 点差   [てんさ]
  (n) point spread   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し当たり   [さしあたり]
  (adv) for the time being; at present   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し戻す   [さしもどす]
  (v5s) to send back; to refer back   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差益   [さえき]
  (n) marginal profits   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差出人   [さしだしにん]
  (n) sender   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 人差し指   [ひとさしゆび]
  (n) index finger   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 物差   [ものさし]
  (n) ruler; measure   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 大差   [たいさ]
  (n) great difference   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 眼差し   [まなざし]
  (n) a look   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 日差し   [ひざし]
  (n) sunlight; rays of the sun   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 個人差   [こじんさ]
  (n) individual differences; personal equation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 小差   [しょうさ]
  (n) slight difference   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 無差別   [むさべつ]
  (adj-na,n) without discrimination   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 落差   [らくさ]
  (n) a head (of water); a difference   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 差 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.