# 佐 — assist; aide

佐 means “assist; aide”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: サ (sa). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: assist; aide
- On'yomi: サ (sa)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Work

## How to remember 佐

Sounds like 左: both read サ.

Parts: 亻 person · 左 left

## Don't confuse it with

[左](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/left/) · [使](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/use/) · [作](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/make/)

## More in the “Work” set

[佐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assist/) · [督](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/supervise/) · [就](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-up-a-post/) · [僚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colleague/) · [功](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/merit/) · [稼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/earn/) · [嘱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commission/) · [罷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dismiss/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assist/. Last updated 2026-11-01.