Keyword
grains of sand
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig151
Readings
さ
(55%)
ざ
(16%)
しゃ
(11%)
すな
(8%)
Composed of
water drops
few
Used in kanji (4 in total)
monk’s sash
???
goby (fish)
???
Used in vocabulary (108 in total)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
sand; grit; fine gravel
matter for the police; brush with the law
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
one hundred-millionth
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Changsha (China)
shramana (wandering monk)
male Buddhist novice
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
(imperial) words
(imperial) words
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
cancellation; abandonment
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
out of the question; preposterous
cancellation; abandonment
insane behavior; madness
10^52 (or 10^56); innumerable
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
resorting (coming) to fisticuffs; coming to blows; settling with violence
merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
tall stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha); hime-syara stewartia
Shahe City (Hebei)
absurd; unreasonable; out of the question; preposterous
insane behavior; madness
stupidity; absurdity; presumption; impertinence
sand and stone; pebble
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
cloud of dust; sandstorm
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
sand dune; sand hill
white sands and green pines; beautiful coastal scenery
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii); sarsa
sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii); sarsa
sago (edible sago palm starch)
cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
insane behavior; madness
hourglass; sandglass
Shahe City (Hebei)
mud and sand
caddis worm; caddis-worm (caddisfly larva)
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia); sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul
platter; serving plate; (arch.) crown of the head
forktongue goby (Chaenogobius annularis); chestnut goby
common merganser (Mergus merganser); goosander
sago palm (Metroxylon sagu)
harebell; bluebell
smew (Mergellus albellus)
secret government business
red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain
female Buddhist novice
haze near the water
lakh; 100,000 (Indian numbering system)
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; (lit.) even the Buddha's verdict is (decided by) money
Samoan mullet goby (Mugilogobius abei)
sharp-nosed sand goby (Favonigobius gymnauchen)
Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)
Arenicola brasiliensis (species of lugworm)
archiannelids of the genus Saccocirrus (esp. Saccocirrus major)
loach goby (Rhyacichthys aspro)
Examples (5 in total)
I haven't heard anything from him since then. I wonder what in the world he's doing.
What he did was nothing less than madness.
His conduct was nothing short of madness.