EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    gravel; ballast; pebbles

    道路修理のために彼らは砂利をセメントで固めている。
    They are binding the gravel with cement to repair the road.
  2. child; rugrat; ankle-biter

    ColloquialUsually written using kana alone

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sand

Kun
すな
On
シャ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1146 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Used in names as

いさ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
5a4.3The Kanji Dictionary
1962.0Four corner code
3360deroo
7802Unicode hex code
1-26-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3181Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3992New Nelson (John Haig)
1133New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1457Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1047Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
117Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
122Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1031A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
876Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1127Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24046Morohashi
869A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1151Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1204Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
764Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
879henshall3
882Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1152Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1399Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
118Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sha1Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
き.く
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
203 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かがとしのりりい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
5d2.1The Kanji Dictionary
2290.0Four corner code
2243deroo
5229Unicode hex code
1-45-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
466New Nelson (John Haig)
1114New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
906Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
219A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
436Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
200Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1932Morohashi
596A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
329Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
528sakade
355Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
626henshall3
491Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
180crowley
248Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
189Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
915Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
riKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level