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
- —色差colour component (of video signal, etc.); colour difference
- —種差specific difference; difference between species (i.e. logical species, biological species, etc.)
- —歳差(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
- —差しbetween (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis; counter for traditional dance songs
- —示差differential
- —差延différance
- —残差residual
- —差音difference tone
- —着差difference between the finishing times of two competitors in a race (expressed in lengths in horse racing); winning margin
- —微差minute difference; tiny difference; razor-thin margin
- —鼻差(winning) by a nose; photo finish
- —艇差boat's length (unit in racing); distance between two boats (in a race)
- —価格差price margin
- —僅少差narrow majority; shade of difference
- —差し歯post crown; dowel crown; false tooth; "tooth" on a geta clog
- —差機関difference engine
- —手差しmanual feed (on a printer, photocopier, etc.); inserting by hand
- —色収差chromatic aberration
- —人差しindex finger; forefinger
- —年齢差age difference; disparity in age; age gap