差

• 読み: さ
• ローマ字: sa
• 漢字の分解: 差 (sa) — difference, distinction, gap
• 発音: /sa/

意味

Difference; gap; variation. The extent to which things are not the same.

A noun and suffix expressing disparity or distinction between things. Extremely productive as a suffix: 温度差 (temperature difference), 個人差 (individual differences), 格差 (disparity). Also used with がある/がない to indicate whether a difference exists. Common in academic, scientific, and everyday contexts.

例文

1. 二人の成績にはかなり差がある。
2. 昼と夜の気温差が大きい季節だ。
3. 経験の差が結果に表れた。

使い方ガイド

場面: comparison, academics, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 差 originally depicted two hands of different heights, symbolizing unevenness or disparity. It has been used to express difference and distinction since ancient Chinese.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal