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Kanji Detail for 佐 - "to assist, to aid"

佐

  • Meaning

    佐 means "to assist, to aid." Also associated with deputy.

    1. Assist - To help; to support.

    2. Aid - To give assistance.

    3. Deputy - A person who assists a superior.

  • Words using 佐

    • 大佐 たいさ Listen colonel; (navy) captain
    • 少佐 しょうさ Listen major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
    • 中佐 ちゅうさ Listen lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)

  • Tattoo check: 佐

    • Verified meaning: to assist, to aid
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さ, さくわ, ささ, さざ)
    • Also carries these associations: deputy

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 佐

    Given names 佐(たすく)Listen

    Surnames 佐(さ)Listen 佐(さくわ)Listen 佐(ささ)Listen 佐(さざ)Listen 佐(さじ)Listen 佐(さそう)Listen 佐(さたか)Listen 佐(さっさ)Listen 佐(さつさ)Listen 佐(さなぎ)Listen 佐(すけ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    assistant; help

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    assist, aid, second; subordinate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to assist, to aid; subordinate, second

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To assist. To be second-in-command. County vice-magistrate is also called 縣佐, meaning a deputy official.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to assist to aid deputy help collaborator partner second-in-command subordinate support

Sentences including 佐

  • I like sachiko better.

  • When do you start for sado?

  • I have often met mr sasaki at the station.

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