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佐 = 亻 + 左

佐 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “assistant”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 左 (left). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1024.

Keyword
assistant
RTK frame
1024
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
помощник
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
佐 assist

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 左 left

How to find 佐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “left”. 佐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 佐 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.