佐
assistant, help
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:7
JLPT:1
Frequency:474
Vocabulary
サ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 少佐 | ショウサ | major; lieutenant commander; wing commander |
| 大佐 | タイサ | colonel; (navy) captain |
| 大佐 | ダイサ | colonel; (navy) captain |
| 中佐 | チュウサ | lieutenant colonel; commander (navy) |
| 補佐 | ホサ | aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 和佐比 | わさび | wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish) |
| 佐ける | たすける | to save; to rescue; to spare; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid; to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to |
| ３佐 | さんさ | major (JGSDF) |
| ２佐 | にさ | lieutenant colonel (JGSDF) |
| 伊佐木 | いさき | chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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dominate, oppress, overwhelm, pressure, push
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左
left
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垂
droop, hang, slouch, suspend
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contempt, despise, make light of, scorn
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径
diameter, method, path
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征
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