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Kanji 差: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 差: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

Key takeaways

Kanji 差: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

差
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Meaning

distinctiondifferencevariationdiscrepancymarginbalance

On reading

サ

Kun reading

さ.すさ.し

Radical

工

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 差

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

Kanji structure breakdown

差

Structure breakdown

羊 + 丿 + 工

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A worker's (工) skill in shearing (丿) sheep (羊) results in a difference in the final product. This kanji represents 'difference' or 'distinction' and is used in words like discrimination (差別) or margin of error (誤差).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

サ
  • 格差かくさ

    difference / disparity / gap

  • 誤差ごさ

    error / margin of error

  • 差異さい

    difference / disparity

  • 差額さがく

    difference / balance / amount left

  • 差し掛かるさしかかる

    to come near / to approach

  • 差し出すさしだす

    to hand over / to submit / to offer

  • 差し支えるさしつかえる

    to interfere / to hinder / to be inconvenient

  • 差し引くさしひく

    to deduct / subtract

Kun reading

さ.す
  • 差し掛かるさしかかる

    to come near / to approach

  • 差し出すさしだす

    to hand over / to submit / to offer

  • 差し支えるさしつかえる

    to interfere / to hinder / to be inconvenient

  • 差し引くさしひく

    to deduct / subtract

  • 指差すゆびさす

    to point at

  • 差し支えさしつかえ

    hindrance / inconvenience

  • 差し引きさしひき

    deduction / subtraction / balance

  • 人差指ひとさしゆび

    index finger

Commonly used words

  • 格差
    かくさ

    difference / disparity / gap

  • 誤差
    ごさ

    error / margin of error

  • 差異
    さい

    difference / disparity

  • 差額
    さがく

    difference / balance / amount left

  • 差し掛かる
    さしかかる

    to come near / to approach

  • 差し出す
    さしだす

    to hand over / to submit / to offer

  • 差し掛かる
    さしかかる

    to come near / to approach

  • 差し出す
    さしだす

    to hand over / to submit / to offer

  • 差し支える
    さしつかえる

    to interfere / to hinder / to be inconvenient

  • 差し引く
    さしひく

    to deduct / subtract

  • 指差す
    ゆびさす

    to point at

  • 差し支え
    さしつかえ

    hindrance / inconvenience

Example sentences

Example 1

都市と農村の格差が大きいです。

Translation

There is a big disparity between cities and rural areas.

Example 2

収入の格差が社会問題になっています。

Translation

Income disparity has become a social issue.

Example 3

この機械には誤差があります。

Translation

This machine has an error margin.

Example 4

誤差を考えて計算しましょう。

Translation

Let's calculate considering the margin of error.

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