Kanji
差
N3
10 strokes
Grade 4
freq #449
distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin
On'yomi (音読み)
サ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
さ.す、 さ.し
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
差
さ
difference; variation
格差
かくさ
qualitative difference; disparity
差別
さべつ
distinction; differentiation
差益
さえき
marginal profits
偏差値
へんさち
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation
大差
たいさ
great difference; big difference
交差点
こうさてん
crossing; intersection
差額
さがく
balance; difference (in price, cost)
落差
らくさ
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head
無差別
むさべつ
indiscrimination; without discrimination
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
差し止め
さしとめ
prohibition; ban
日差し
ひざし
sunlight; rays of the Sun
差し引き
さしひき
deduction; subtraction
物差し
ものさし
ruler; measure
差し控える
さしひかえる
to be moderate in; to be temperate in
差出人
さしだしにん
sender (e.g. of mail)
差し戻す
さしもどす
to send back; to refer back
差し迫る
さしせまる
to be imminent; to be impending
Example sentences
私(わたし)たちの年齢(ねんれい)の差(さ)は重要(じゅうよう)ではない。
The difference in our ages is not significant.
2つの意見(いけん)に大(たい)した差(さ)はない。
There is not much difference between the two opinions.
バス通学(つうがく)と積極的(せっきょくてき)差別(さべつ)是正措置(ぜせいそち)などが論争(ろんそう)の多(おお)い話題(わだい)だった。
School busing and taking a proactive stance against discrimination were hotly debated topics.
しかし今日(きょう)でも、女性(じょせい)たちは差別(さべつ)と戦(いくさ)っている。
Even today, however, women struggle against discrimination.