Question

砂 すな sand 2 1146 9 112 いし・いしへん 形声 Phonetic Here´s how I remember that stone is on the left. This is because sand starts as stones, and only later they become few.

Accepted Answer

サ、シャ いさ, ご 砂(すな): (1) sand; grit (2) gold dust; silver dust砂漠(さばく): desert砂糖(さとう): sugar砂利(じゃり): (1) gravel; ballast; pebbles (2) child; rugrat; ankle-biter 6 石: stone少: few; little 石 5 (none) sand In good SAND, stones are few, if any.

Kanji	砂
Onyomi	サ、シャ
Kunyomi	すな
Nanori	いさ, ご
English	sand
Examples	砂(すな): (1) sand; grit (2) gold dust; silver dust 砂漠(さばく): desert 砂糖(さとう): sugar 砂利(じゃり): (1) gravel; ballast; pebbles (2) child; rugrat; ankle-biter
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	1146
Components	石: stone 少: few; little
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	石
Radical Number	112
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	いし・いしへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	sand
Koohii Story 1	Here´s how I remember that stone is on the left. This is because sand starts as stones, and only later they become few.
Koohii Story 2	In good SAND, stones are few, if any.

Sand Stone 砂 サ、シャ すな いさ ご 砂(すな

Sand Stone 砂サ、シャすないさご砂(すな