紗
紗

gauze, gossamer

10 strokesJLPT N1Grade 9

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サシャ

Kun

うすぎぬ

Nanori

たえすず

Dictionary

Common Words

紗しゃNounFreq #20225
1

(silk) gauze

《更紗》サラサNounFreq #53856
1

chintz; calico; printed cotton

ラシャ《羅紗》NounUsually kanaFreq #56881
1

felt; woollen cloth

袱紗帛紗ふくさ服紗NounFreq #63755
1

small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper

Examples
あの赤い布は「袱紗」茶道具を清めるために使う必需品なの。
That red cloth is a "fukusa"; it is a vital tool used to cleanse the tea equipment.
紗のよう紗の様しゃのよう~な Adj.ExpressionFreq #132483
1

gauzy

ラシャめんらしゃめんラシャメン羅紗綿羅紗緬ラシャ綿NounUsually kanaFreq #139252
1

Rare term

sheep

2

Obsolete term; Derogatory; From the belief that Western sailors kept sheep on their ships for sexual purposes

foreigner's mistress

金紗錦紗きんしゃNounFreq #143702
1

silk crepe

薄紗はくさNounFreq #160070
1

delicate gauze; gossamer

紗綾形さや型さやがたNounFreq #176779
1

sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)

寒冷紗かんれいしゃNounFreq #183539
1

cheesecloth

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