じゃ

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. gravel, ballast, pebbles.
  2. child, rugrat, ankle-biter. Colloquialism, usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゃ
砂利 じゃり
砂利 ざり

Contained Kanji 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)
profit, advantage, benefit
リ き.く と (4th, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ