Kanji1 / 10
差 kanji
distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
サ
Kun readings
さすさし
Words with 差
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —差し押えseizure; attachment; foreclosure
- —差し掛るto come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to approach (e.g. a climax); to overhang; to hang over
- —差しこむto insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
- —差しだすto hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to tender; to sacrifice; to give (up); to send; to forward
- —時差ボケjet lag
- —時差惚けjet lag
- —もの差しruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick; scale
- —差しいれinsertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
- —差し向い(being) face to face; facing each other
- —差し換えreplacement; correcting
- —差しかえreplacement; correcting
- —燃え差しember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
- —差し挾むto insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour; to entertain (e.g. a theory)
- —差し措くto leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
- —釘を差すto give a warning; to remind (a person) of; to drive in a nail
- —差し当るto face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
- —もろ差しdeep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt
- —油を差すto oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
- —差しかけholding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
- —陽が差すto shine (of the Sun)