JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 佐: "assistant, help"
The kanji 佐 means "assistant, help". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | assistant, help |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 474 of 2,501 |
Common words with 佐
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 補佐aid; help; assistance; assistant
- 大佐colonel; (navy) captain
- 佐々木place : Sasaki
- 佐藤place : Satō
- 少佐major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
- 中佐lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
- 補佐官aide
- 土佐Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
- 佐渡Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture) · Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
- 補佐役assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
- 佐久間place : Sakuma
- 佐野place : Sano
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