さ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. difference; variation
Noun
Math
2. difference
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
さ
Used in vocabulary (90 in total)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
loop; snare
to hold (umbrella) over
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
time difference
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
(winning) by a nose; photo finish
minute difference; tiny difference; razor-thin margin
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
marginal profits
great difference; big difference; wide margin
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
(equal) difference
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
incremental difference (e.g. between files); diff; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
price margin
exchanging sake cups
sender (e.g. of mail)
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
slight difference; narrow margin
colour component (of video signal, etc.); colour difference
atmospheric refraction; astronomical refraction
difference tone
difference; disparity; gap
individual differences; personal equation
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
wide difference; a world of difference
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
age difference; age gap
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
individual difference
point spread; point difference
ruler; measure
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
deflection; deviation; variation; declination; drift
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
temperature difference
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
height difference; difference in elevation
discriminatory terms
regional difference
(electric) potential difference
slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt
discriminatory term; discriminatory language
difference
margin (e.g. in a vote)
pressure difference; pressure differential
significant difference; statistical significance
parallax
gradation
common difference; tolerance (in engineering, manufacturing, etc.); allowance; allowable error
phase contrast
differentiation
(winning) by a nose; photo finish
distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost
difference between the finishing times of two competitors in a race (expressed in lengths in horse racing); winning margin
difference; margin
to be talked about behind one's back; to be criticized behind one's back
annual variation
to be talked about behind one's back; to be criticized behind one's back
relative complement
(profit sheet) loss
difference between track followed by front and back inner wheels when turning
specific difference; difference between species (i.e. logical species, biological species, etc.)
residual
difference in wins (in number of games won)
narrow majority; shade of difference
difference engine
generic difference
deviator stress
differential (e.g. motion)
staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)
cumulative remainder
foreign exchange profit or loss; foreign exchange gain or loss
allowable difference; tolerance; leeway
difference in elevation; difference of altitude
temperature difference; temperature range
time difference; time lag
osmotic power; salinity gradient power; SGP
boat's length (unit in racing); distance between two boats (in a race)
plan; tactic; strategy
Examples (13 in total)
We lost by two points.
I missed the bus by three minutes.
The difference in our ages is not significant.