# sai

> English word · Noun · IPA /saɪ/ · frequency rank #20,482

## Definitions
1. A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.

## Etymology
From Japanese 釵 (sai).

## Easily confused with
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-so)
- **se** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-se)
- **SC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sc)
- **SI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-si)
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-ss)
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sp)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-su)
- **SD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sd)
- **sf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sf)
- **sh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sh)
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sm)
- **SB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sb)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sw)
- **SL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sl)
- **SG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sg)
- **SK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sk)
- **SV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sv)
- **SJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sj)
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-sy)
- **she** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-she)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sai