| Kanji | 差 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | サ | 
| Kunyomi | さ.す、さ.し | 
| English | distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance | 
| Examples | 差(さ): difference; variation 格差(かくさ): qualitative difference; disparity 差別(さべつ): discrimination; distinction; differentiation 交差点(こうさてん): crossing; intersection 時差(じさ): time difference 日差し(ひざし): sunlight; rays of the sun 差し引き(さしひき): (1) deduction; subtraction; balance (2) ebb and flow; rise and fall 誤差(ごさ): measurement error; calculation error 差額(さがく): balance; difference; margin 差異(さい): difference; disparity 交差(こうさ): (1) crossing; intersection (2) (genetic) crossing over 差し上げる(さしあげる): (1) to give; to offer (2) to lift up; to hold up; to raise 差し出す(さしだす): to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out 差し支える(さしつかえる): to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded 差し支え(さしつかえ): hindrance; impediment 差し掛かる(さしかかる): to come near to; to approach 差す(さす): (1) to shine (2) to be visible (3) to be tinged with (4) to rise (of water levels); to flow in (5) to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one (6) to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise (7) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) (8) to insert; to put in (9) to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm (10) to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm (in sumo) (11) to pole (a boat) (12) to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks) (13) to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye (14) to light (a fire); to burn (15) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten (16) to stop in the midst of; to leave undone 指差す(ゆびさす): to point at 人差し指(ひとさしゆび): index finger 差し引く(さしひく): (1) to deduct; to take away; to dock (2) to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind (3) to ebb and flow | 
| JLPT Level | 3 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 4 | 
| Frequency | 449 | 
| Components | 羊: sheep 丿: katakana no radical (no. 4) 工: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) | 
| Number of Strokes | 10 | 
| Kanji Radical | 工 | 
| Radical Number | 48 | 
| Radical Strokes | 3 | 
| Radical Reading | こう・たくみ・たくみへん・え | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | distinction | 
| Koohii Story 1 | This New-Zealand pro-gamer has won many distinctions playing WoolCraft (a massively multi-user game in which the goal is to shear sheep). | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Noob players make no distinction between what games they play, whether it´s the geniune thing or a bootleg fake copy. The biggest example of course, would be the legit World of Warcraft and the biggest ripoff there is: World of Wool-craft! | 
| RTK Index (new) | 593 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade4, kanjifreq251-500
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