This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana:
Romaji: sa
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: すけ
Romaji: suke
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

assistant, help

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  474
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-5
Korean Reading:  jwa
Chinese Reading:  zuo3
Unicode:  4f50
JIS:  3A34

Indexes

Halpern Index: 67
Nelson Index: 392
New Nelson Index: 155
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a5.9
Four Corner Index: 2421.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1283
Gakken Index: 285
Japanese Names Index: 365
Daikanwanjiten Index: 506
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0691
Remembering the kanji Index: 952
Kanji Way Index: 381
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1043
Kodansha Compact Index: 74
Kanji in Context Index: 1002
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 48
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 51
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 961
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1024
Essential Kanji Index: 1322
Kodansha Kanji Index: 76
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2172
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1093

Words

大佐 (たいさ)
colonel; (navy) captain
少佐 (しょうさ)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
佐幕 (さばく)
adherence to the shogunate
補佐官 (ほさかん)
aide
被保佐人 (ひほさにん)
person subject to a conservatorship or curatorship
補佐 (ほさ)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
中佐 (ちゅうさ)
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
佐官 (さかん)
field officer
保佐人 (ほさにん)
conservator; curator
三佐 (さんさ)
major (JSDF)
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