砂

up close
Originally uploaded by piggley

Sand

• pjesak
  

砂（すな） - sand
suna

砂（サ）漠（バク） - desert
sabaku

• pustinja
  

砂（サ）丘（キュウ） - sand hill
sakyuu

• pješčano brdo

石 + 少 = 砂

Sand is finely fragmented rocks.

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Radical: 石
Stroke Count: 9
音： サ・シャ
訓： すな
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幼

Threading
Originally uploaded by Vintage Pleasure


Leonard Gagnon’s daughters knitting
Originally uploaded by John Collier Jr..

Young, childish

幼（おさな）い - young, childish, immature
osanai

幼稚園 - kindergarten
youchien

幼

幺 (a weak thread) + 力 (strength) = 幼

幼 indicates a child without much strength.

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Radical: 幺
Stroke Count: 5
音： ヨウ
訓： おさな
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穴

earth-burrow
Originally uploaded by omnia_mutantur.

Hole

• rupa
  

穴（あな）
ana

穴

• 穴 also makes a radical. For example, 空 belongs to this 穴 radical.

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Radical : 穴
Stroke Count: 5
音：ケツ
訓：あな
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