Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 差


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Meaning

difference, distinction, discrepancy

Pronunciation

SA
sasu

Explanation

Top: sheep with a bent leg , below: craftsman, construction

Mnemonic

A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman: what a difference!

Radicals

sheep(Picture of the face of a sheep with two horns.)
build(Cross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making.)
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Vocabulary

difference, variation
差す さす to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise umbrella
時差ぼけ じさぼけ jetlag
交差点 こうさてん Crossing
時差 じさ time difference
人差し指 ひとさしゆび index finger
誤差 ごさ error
物差し ものさし ruler, measure
格差 かくさ qualitative difference, disparity

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