# 差 — Distinction

Frequency rank 403 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 根 (Root), less common than 殺 (Kill).

- On’yomi: さ
- Kun’yomi: さ
- Radical: 工 Work (Kangxi 48)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A sheep on the left compares with construction on the right — the sheep inspects the construction site, noting every distinction between good and shoddy work.

In words:

- 差す さす — to stretch out hands,to raise an umbrella
- 差 さ — difference,variation
- 差別 さべつ — discrimination,distinction,differentiation

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