Memory phrase for the Kanji: 砂


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Meaning

sand, grit

Pronunciation

SA, SHA
suna

Explanation

Left: stone (Below the cliff are stones ), right: few/little (Such a small stroke is too little.)

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

stoneVariante of cliff , below a stone
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

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