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砂 = 石 + 少

砂 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sand”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 少 (few). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 122.

Keyword
sand
RTK frame
122
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サ, シャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すな
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
песок
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
砂 sand

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 石 stone
  2. 少 few

How to find 砂 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “few”. 砂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 砂 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.