漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
紗: gauze, gossamer
JLPT N110 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 少 is drawn in
10 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
サsa · on'yomi · in compounds
- 薄紗はくさdelicate gauze; gossamer
シャsha · on'yomi
- 紗しゃ(silk) gauze
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 更紗サラサchintz; calico; printed cotton
Also read うすぎぬ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side紗 gauze · 少
vs約 promise · 勺In ChineseSimplified 纱 · traditional, as in Japanese · shā
Japan keeps the traditional form 紗; mainland China simplifies it to 纱.
- Simplified
- 纱 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 紗 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shā most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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