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紗 = 少 + 糸
紗 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gossamer”. It is built from 少 (few) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2714.
- Keyword
- gossamer
- RTK frame
- 2714
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- サ, シャ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- うすぎぬ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- gauze, гусеница
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 紗 gauze
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 紗 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “few” + “thread”. 紗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 紗 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.