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RTK / HeisigFrame #151

沙

grains of sand

Lv 59

Strokes: 7

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

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grains of sand RTKSand

Community Mnemonic

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To keep this separated from 砂 (#122): Water erodes away stone a few grains of sand at a time until there is no stone left.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

さしゃ

Kun'yomi

すなよなげる

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