紗
gauze, gossamer
Readings
On'yomi
- サ
- シャ
Kun'yomi
- うすぎぬ
Nanori
- たえ
- すず
Meaning
紗 centers on thin, delicate woven fabric: gauze or gossamer, emphasizing lightness and transparency.
Most common words using 紗
- 紗しゃ
(silk) gauze
- 羅紗ラシャ
felt; woollen cloth
- 更紗サラサ
chintz; calico; printed cotton
- 古帛紗こぶくさ
kobukusa (type of high-quality silk wrapper used in tea ceremony)
- 寒冷紗かんれいしゃ
cheesecloth
- 掛け袱紗かけぶくさ
crape wrapper
- 更紗満天星さらさどうだん
redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)
- 更紗羽太さらさはた
humpback grouper (Chromileptes altivelis); panther grouper
- 玉羅紗たまらしゃ
type of woolen fabric, esp. used for overcoats
- 精進袱紗しょうじんぶくさ
cloth used as a gift for ceremonies
- 紗のようしゃのよう
gauzy
- 紗幕しゃまく
scrim; gauze curtain
- 紗綾形さやがた
sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)
- 薄紗はくさ
delicate gauze; gossamer
- 袱紗ふくさ
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
- 金紗きんしゃ
silk crepe
- 金紗縮緬きんしゃちりめん
silk crepe
Study
Etymology
紗 combines 糸 (thread) with 少, which likely contributes the sound and possibly the idea of something fine or slight, reflecting the thinness of gauze.
Meaning mnemonic
The thread radical 糸 beside 少 (few, little) suggests fabric made with very little thread, resulting in a light, see-through gauze.
Reading mnemonic
For サ, picture a delicate gauze fabric so thin it looks like a sigh: sigh -> サ, and the fabric is as light as a breath.