Distinction

On’yomi: さ
Kun’yomi: さ
Radical: 工 Work (Kangxi 48)

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

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

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 umbrellaN5

差さ difference,variationN3

差別さべつ discrimination,distinction,differentiationN3

差 is rank 403 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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