This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: さや
Romaji: saya
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

scabbard

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

cap (on pen, brush, etc.)

3

margin (between two prices); spread; markup; commission

(Business term)
4

enclosure; outer fence

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ソウ、 さや
Meanings: sheath, case, margin, difference, shells (of beans)

Example Sentences

すべて(もと)(さや)におさまった。
➥Everything went back in place.
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()った彫刻(ちょうこく)のしてある(さや)(おさ)まった長剣(ちょうけん)
➥A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
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腱鞘炎(けんしょうえん)ではないかと(おも)うのです。
➥I think I have tendonitis.
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トムとメアリーは2(ねん)(まえ)(わか)れたが、最近(さいきん)また(もと)のさやに(おさ)まった。
➥Two years ago Tom and Mary split up but recently they got together again.
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