Kanji

差

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

工部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さす, さし

Nanori (Name Reading)

しな, すけ

Common Readings

サ, さ…す

Example sentences

差し出す さしだす
彼は右手を差し出した

He held out his right hand.

差 さ
昼と夜の温度差が激しい。

There is a big difference in temperature between day and night.

縮まる ちぢまる
努力のおかげで、トップとの差が少しずつ縮まりました。

Thanks to the effort, the gap with the leader has gradually narrowed.

眼差し まなざし
彼女は優しい眼差しで子供を見守っていた。

She was watching over the child with a gentle look.

指差す ゆびさす
彼は遠くの山を指差した。

He pointed at the distant mountain.

人差し指 ひとさしゆび
人差し指で地図を指した。

I pointed at the map with my index finger.

差し込む さしこむ
窓から明るい朝日が差し込んできた。

The bright morning sun shone through the window.

光 ひかり
窓から光が差し込んでいる。

Light is streaming in through the window.

差す さす
雨が降ってきたので、彼女は傘を差した。

Since it started raining, she put up her umbrella.

魔 ま
魔が差して、つい悪いことをしてしまった

I was possessed by an evil impulse and ended up doing something bad.

Example Vocabulary

差し出す

さしだす

to hold out; to hand over; to submit; to dispatch

差

さ

difference; gap; margin

眼差し

まなざし

look; gaze; glance

指差す

ゆびさす

to point at; to indicate with a finger

人差し指

ひとさしゆび

index finger; forefinger

差し込む

さしこむ

to shine into; to insert; to have sharp pain

差す

さす

to put up (an umbrella); to shine; to pour; to show (signs)

差し上げる

さしあげる

to give (humble); to offer; to hold up

日差し

ひざし

sunlight; rays of the sun

手を差し伸べる

てをさしのべる

to reach out a hand; to offer help

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