9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

sand

Kun'yomi
  • sand
On'yomi
  • シャ
Nanori
  • いさ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すな 57.6%
36.6%
シャ 5.7%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

sand
すな サ シャ (6th, N2)
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 7802
JIS X 0208 1-26-29
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3181
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3992
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1133
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1457
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 772
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1047
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 117
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 122
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1031
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 876
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1127
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24046
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 869
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1151
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1204
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 764
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 879
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 882
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1152
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1399
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 118
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5a4.3
Four corner code 1962.0
De Roo Code 3360