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
- —被差別discrimination
- —目差しaim; goal; purpose; look; eyes; expression of eyes
- —水差しpitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
- —油差しoilcan
- —光行差aberration
- —一差しone dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
- —有意差significant difference; statistical significance
- —地域差regional difference
- —電位差(electric) potential difference
- —差し土adding soil to a flowerbed
- —差し毛hair of different color mixed into an animal's coat (colour)
- —差し水adding water (to a plant)
- —差し手slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt
- —差し身a quick thrust of the hand
- —差し足stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
- —差し油(lubricating) oil; oiling a machine
- —差し金carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; manipulation; (someone's) doing; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
- —差し紙(Edo-period) summons
- —差配人land agent; house agent; real estate agent
- —差し湯(addition of) hot water