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差
difference · distinction · variation · to insert
N3On: さKun: さす
Memory Aid
The top part of this kanji looks like a `fork` or `hand` reaching out, and the bottom is `work` (工). When a fork is `inserted` into something, it creates a `difference` in what it's inserted into.
'Sa' — What's the 'SA-me' or `DIFFERENT`? Use 'SA' for 'difference'.
Vocabulary
時差じさtime difference
交差点こうさてんintersection
差すさすto point; to insert; to shine
差異さいdifference; variation
格差かくさdisparity; gap
Example Sentences
東京とロンドンには9時間の時差があります。
There is a 9-hour time difference between Tokyo and London.
この二つの商品の間に大きな差はありません。
There isn't a big difference between these two products.
彼は指を差して、あっちだと言った。
He pointed his finger and said, "It's over there."
傘を差して、雨の中を歩きました。
I opened my umbrella and walked in the rain.