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Zach

Readings

Kana: シャ、サ
Romaji: sha, sa
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

old woman

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  38
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-7-3
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  suo1
Unicode:  5a11
JIS:  5530

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1224
New Nelson Index: 1229
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e7.12
Four Corner Index: 3940.4
Japanese Names Index: 1474
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6294
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0708

Words

沙羅 (しゃら、さら)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
娑婆 (しゃば)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
娑婆気 (しゃばけ、しゃばき)
worldly desires or ambitions
娑羅樹 (さらじゅ、しゃらじゅ)
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia); sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul
沙羅双樹 (さらそうじゅ、しゃらそうじゅ、サラソウジュ)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
娑婆ッ気 (しゃばっけ、しゃばッけ)
worldly desires
婆娑羅 (ばさら、ばしゃら)
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; eccentricity; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery; dandyism; coxcombry; gaudiness
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