# 砂 — Sand

Frequency rank 971 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 針 (Needle), less common than 競 (Compete).

- On’yomi: さ
- Kun’yomi: すな
- Radical: 石 Stone (Kangxi 112)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Stone on the left crumbles into few pieces on the right -- a stone broken down into just a few tiny grains becomes sand.

In words:

- 砂 すな — sand
- 砂糖 さとう — sugar
- 砂漠 さばく — desert

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