Components

薩 means 'Buddha'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 1388   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-1    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 14 words   Used in 33 words   Used in 107 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   サツ
On    サチ
Name    さっ
Lower element is a rare kanji, (-)
used for the 'sat' in 'bodhisattva'
⿱   () grass  ⿰   () hill   giving birth  
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薩 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 薩 is used 32 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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サツ : 29 words FIND ALL
1 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha  (Buddhist term)
2. High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)
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サツ (read as さっ) : 3 words FIND ALL
1
noun
Satsuma and Choshu
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An additional サツ less common words include 薩 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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サツ    Buddha   
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サン    giving birth; products   う to give birth to   うまれる to be born   うぶ- newborn   
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standing on the cliff
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
cliff
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
hill   
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grass   
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