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
- —陰が差すto cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
- —翳が差すto cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
- —差し昇るto rise (e.g. sun, moon)
- —差しぐむto be moved to tears
- —差し遣すto send off; to dispatch
- —楔を差すto make sure (of); to drive in a wedge
- —差が付くa gap develops; a significant difference emerges
- —差別浸食differential erosion
- —指を差すto point at; to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
- —吸い差しhalf-smoked cigarette; unfinished smoke; cigarette butt
- —仮差し押えprovisional seizure; provisional attachment; provisional garnishment
- —嫌気が差すto be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
- —嫌けが差すto be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
- —差し押えるto seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
- —差しかかる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
- —差しかけるto hold (umbrella) over
- —差しさわりhindrance; obstacle; impediment; adverse effect; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
- —差しあげるto lift up; to hold up; to raise; to give; to present; to offer; to do (for someone)
- —差し延べるto hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to stretch; to reach out for; to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
- —差しあたりfor the time being; at present; hindrance