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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 37

沙 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

sand; established compound element

On: サsa シャsha
Kun: すなsuna よなげるyonageru みぎわmigiwa

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

沙7 strokes

How to write 沙: stroke order

沙 has 7 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

沙 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 沙 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 沙

The parts 沙 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

氵 (水)
water
Radical
少
few; little

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 37

趣 interest; characterOnシュ、ソクKunおもむき、おもむく、うながす烈 fierce; intenseOnレツKunはげしい索 search; cordOnサクKunなわ、つな、もとめる匂 smell; fragranceKunにおい、におう、におわす摩 rub; chafeOnマKunする、さする、まする菊 chrysanthemumOnキク滑 slide; smoothOnカツ、コツKunすべる、なめらか、ぬめる沙 sand; established compound elementOnサ、シャKunすな、よなげる、みぎわ裸 naked; bareOnラKunはだか孝 filial respectOnコウ、キョウ