| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 差し上げ | さしあげる | to lift up, to raise, to give |
| 差別 | さべつ | discrimination |
| 差す | さす | to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (eg umbrella) |
| 差し上げる | さしあげる | (polite) to give, to offer |
| 交差 | こうさ | cross |
| 差 | さ | difference, variation |
| 差し引き | さしひき | deduction, subtraction, balance, ebb and flow |
| 人差指 | ひとさしゆび | index finger |
| 差し支え | さしつかえ | hindrance, impediment |
| 交差点 | こうさてん | intersection |
| 物差し | ものさし | ruler, measure |
| 偏差値 | へんさち | deviation; academic performance relative to the group average |
| 大差 | たいさ | great difference |
| 差し戻す | さしもどす | to send back, to refer back |
| 差し控える | さしひかえる | to be moderate, to not do too much |
| 差し止め | さしとめ | prohibition, ban, suspension |
| 差し迫る | さしせまる | to be urgent or pressing |
| 差益 | さえき | marginal profits |
| 差額 | さがく | balance, difference, margin |
| 格差 | かくさ | qualitative difference, disparity |
| 矩差 | かねざし | carpenter's square |
| 茜差す空 | あかねさすそら | glowing sky |
| 落差 | らくさ | a head (of water), a difference |
| 誤差 | ごさ | measurement error, calculation error |
| 賃金格差 | ちんぎんかくさ | wage differential |
| 雲泥の差 | うんでいのさ | wide difference, a world of difference |