差 Kanji – distinction
The Japanese kanji 差 can mean distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance.
Meaning and Readings
How is 差 read?
差 has the onyomi reading サ and the kunyomi readings さす, さし.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sa, sasu, sashi.
Common Japanese Words Using 差
These common Japanese words contain 差. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 雲泥の差（うんでいのさ） — wide difference, a world of difference
- 格差（かくさ） — qualitative difference, disparity, gap
- 眼差し（まなざし） — (a) look, gaze
- 個人差（こじんさ） — individual differences, personal equation
- 誤差（ごさ） — measurement error, calculation error
- 交差（こうさ） — crossing, intersection
- 差（さ） — difference, variation
- 差し引き（さしひき） — deduction, subtraction, balance
- 差し掛かる（さしかかる） — to come near (to), to approach
- 差し控える（さしひかえる） — to be moderate in, to be temperate in, to not do too much of