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ć·ź
Difference, Distinction
ăă (sasu), ăă (sashi), ă (sa)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
ć·ź is used in many everyday words such as ć·źć„ (discrimination), æć·ź (time difference), and ć·źéĄ (price difference). It represents the idea of a gap or difference.
Memory Trick
Imagine placing two rulers side by side and noticing one is longer than the other. That gap between them is ć·ź.
Readings
Onyomi: ă” (sa)
Kunyomi: ăă (sasu), ăă (sashi), ă (sa)
Example Words
æć·ź
ăă (jisa)
Time difference
ć·źć„
ăăč〠(sabetsu)
Discrimination
ć·źéĄ
ăăă (sagaku)
Difference in amount
ć·źăćșă
ăăă ă (sashidasu)
To hand over
Example Sentence
æ„æŹăšă€ăłăă«ăŻæć·źăăăăŸăă
ă«ă»ă ăš ă€ăłă ă«ăŻ ăă ă ăăăŸăă
Nihon to Indo ni wa jisa ga arimasu
There is a time difference between Japan and India.