# 砂 sand

石 (rock) + 少 (a little (amount))
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
DUH

## Onyomi

SA | I went to the beach and SAW sand!

## Mnemonic

| I think you can figure out your own mnemonic for this one.

## Kunyomi

すな | grain - (BOOBOO: not grain of rice or wheat (living things' grains are 粒（つぶ））--- use 砂　about grains of sand or sugar；mineral things.) JERK ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

砂漠(さばく) | desert ★★★☆☆ 砂 (sand) + 漠 (desert) = 砂漠 (desert )
砂糖(さとう) | sugar ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 砂 (sand) + 糖 (sugar) = 砂糖 (sugar)
砂丘(さきゅう) | sand dune ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 砂 (sand) + 丘 (hill) = 砂丘 (sand dune)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
秒 | one second | WHEAT |
妙 | odd | WOMAN | 女
砂 | sand | STONE | 石

Every second I eat WHEAT.
Sand is a small STONE,
but WOMAN is mysterious.