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さ

さsaN4neutral

precarious + 〜さ — turns an adjective into a noun naming its amount

ayau sa

〜さ — turns an adjective into a noun naming its amount

meaning: 〜さ — turns an adjective into a noun naming its amount

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  • 危あやうい
  • 〜さ
  • 危あやうさ

この橋はしの長ながさは、およそ二にキロあります。

kono hashi no nagasa wa, oyoso ni kiro arimasu.

This bridge is about two kilometres long. neutral

この店みせは味あじより値段ねだんの安やすさで選えらんだんだよね。

kono mise wa aji yori nedan no yasusa de eranda n da yo ne.

I picked this place for how cheap it is rather than for the food. casual

All examples5

what you measure — with a measuring adjective, さ names the amount itself

  1. この橋はしの長ながさは、およそ二にキロあります。

    kono hashi no nagasa wa, oyoso ni kiro arimasu.

    This bridge is about two kilometres long. neutral

  2. 荷物にもつの重おもさ、これ以上いじょうだと追加ついか料金りょうきんかかるって。

    nimotsu no omosa, kore ijou da to tsuika ryoukin kakarutte.

    Apparently there's an extra charge if the luggage weighs more than this. casual

how much — with an evaluating adjective, さ names the degree felt

  1. この店みせは味あじより値段ねだんの安やすさで選えらんだんだよね。

    kono mise wa aji yori nedan no yasusa de eranda n da yo ne.

    I picked this place for how cheap it is rather than for the food. casual

  2. 初はじめて一人ひとりで山やまに登のぼって、自然しぜんの厳きびしさを知しりました。

    hajimete hitori de yama ni nobotte, shizen no kibishisa o shirimashita.

    Climbing a mountain alone for the first time, I learned how harsh nature is. neutral

  3. 今回こんかいの事故じこで、点検てんけんの大切たいせつさを改あらためて認識にんしきいたしました。

    konkai no jiko de, tenken no taisetsusa o aratamete ninshiki itashimashita.

    This accident has brought home to us once again how important inspections are. formal

How it's formed2

Notes

甘あまさ measures how sweet something is. 甘あまみ instead names the sweet taste itself, on a short fixed list (深ふかみ, 重おもみ, 弱よわみ).