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佐

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • assistant
  • help

On'yomi (音読み)

  • サ
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#333
School Grade
Grade 4
Radical
人#9 · person

Components

Common Words

  • 少佐しょうさNounmajor, lieutenant commander, wing commander
  • 大佐たいさNouncolonel, (navy) captain
  • 中佐ちゅうさNounlieutenant colonel, commander (navy)
  • 補佐ほさNounaid, help, assistance, assistant, counselor, counsellor, adviser, advisor
  • 佐官さかんNounfield officer
  • 佐幕さばくNounadherence to the shogunate
  • 佐渡さどNounSado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
  • 佐賀さがNounSaga (city, prefecture)

Practice in Kanjiru

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