Meanings
Readings
Common Words
sand; grit
sugar
desert
sandy beach
gravel; ballast; pebbles
ใใใ only; Colloquial; Word usually written using kana alone
child; rugrat; ankle-biter
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
sandstorm
noise (video); snow
sandpit; sandbox
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
The ancient golem was crumbling; only a few rocks remained of his body, while the rest had turned to sand.
My hourglass is broken; it has a few giant stones in it instead of sand, so time doesnโt pass.
Imagine sand as fragments of rock or stone, once abundant and large, now reduced to small, few grains.
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