Question

沙 すな、よなげる ご無沙汰(ごぶさた): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence無沙汰(ぶさた): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence S 水: water少: few; little 水 4 (none) grains of sand Near the water is one of the few places you will find grains of sand.

Accepted Answer

サ、シャ sand 1 1897 7 85 みず・したみず・さんずい 形声 Phonetic Wet sand is simply sand but to see beautiful grains of sand, the water must be few. 151

Kanji	沙
Onyomi	サ、シャ
Kunyomi	すな、よなげる
English	sand
Examples	ご無沙汰(ごぶさた): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence 無沙汰(ぶさた): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1897
Components	水: water 少: few; little
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	水
Radical Number	85
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	grains of sand
Koohii Story 1	Wet sand is simply sand but to see beautiful grains of sand, the water must be few.
Koohii Story 2	Near the water is one of the few places you will find grains of sand.
RTK Index (new)	151

Sand Write Call Visit Water Grains Writing Contacting