Kanji
Readingさし
Frequency2%
Used in (79 in total)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
index finger; forefinger; second toe
hindrance; impediment
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to face the situation
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
sword worn on the hip
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
to send or direct a person to
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
ruler; measure
to stand; to send (off)
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle; small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
carrying a portable shrine with arms stretched out (i.e. without shouldering it)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
pointing at
balance (of an account); striking a balance
provisional seizure; provisional attachment; provisional garnishment
dispatch; sending
grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus); gray-faced buzzard
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
replacement
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
to send back; to refer back
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
to beckon (to)
to change; to replace
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
to rise (e.g. sun, moon)
to send off; to dispatch
to influence; to affect
(having) no objection; allowable
to hold (umbrella) over
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
post crown; dowel crown; false tooth; "tooth" on a geta clog
to send around (e.g. a car)
to be face to face
come-from-behind horse
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
order of attachment; attachment order; seizure order
to close or shut tight; to warn sharply
umbrella; parasol
sword worn at one's side
overruling referee's decision of bout outcome
folding ruler; collapsible ruler
temporary injunction; preliminary injunction
grain thief; tool for extracting rice from a bag for sampling
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
section of recitative (esp. in noh music)
halter (for restraining a horse, etc.)
bow-shaped whale-bone or copper hairpins used to increase the volume on the side of a woman's hair (Edo period)
to peek; to peek into; to stop by; to visit