差(さ)

差(さ) expresses difference or, as a suffix, degree.

AS 'DIFFERENCE':

• 年齢(ねんれい)差(さ) (age difference)
• 個人(こじん)差(さ) (individual differences)
• 時間(じかん)差(さ) (time difference)
• 価格(かかく)差(さ) (price difference)
• 貧富(ひんぷ)の差(さ) (gap between rich and poor)

AS SUFFIX (〜さ):

• 高(たか)さ (height - from 高(たか)い)
• 広(ひろ)さ (width - from 広(ひろ)い)
• 美(うつく)しさ (beauty - from 美(うつく)しい)
• 難(むずか)しさ (difficulty - from 難(むずか)しい)

COMMON PATTERNS:

• 差(さ)がある (there is a difference)
• 差(さ)をつける (to make a difference)
• 差(さ)が縮(ちぢ)まる (the gap narrows)