Sa

JLPT N3

差 (Sa) is a Japanese noun meaning “difference, variation, difference”.

Meanings

  1. noun, noun suffixdifference; variation
  2. noundifference

Examples

  • It makes all the difference.

  • Genius is only one remove from insanity.

  • Genius is but one remove from madness.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 差

distinction

Related words

to aim at (for, to do, to become)to lift upto hold outdistinctionto shinecrossingsender (e.g. of mail)deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades)measurement errorgreat differenceto insertto interfere (with)