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砂

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 971 / 2,608

Sand

On’yomi
さ
Kun’yomi
すな
Radical
石 Stone (Kangxi 112)

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

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

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 sandN4
砂糖 さとう sugarN5
砂漠 さばく desertN3

砂 is rank 971 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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