Memory phrase for the Kanji: 砂

砂

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Meaning sand, grit

Pronunciation

SA, SHA
suna

Explanation

Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: few/little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.)

Mnemonic
 
If stones are made to "fewer", you get sand.

Radicals

石 stoneShows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
少 few
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 Vocabulary

砂糖 さとう  sugar
砂 すな  sand, grit
砂利 じゃり  gravel, ballast, pebbles
砂漠 さばく  desert
金砂 きんしゃ  gold dust

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