01
補佐
ほさ
assistance
Meanings
- assistant
- help
Readings
Onyomi
- サ
Kunyomi
- N/A
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Useful words
02
佐藤
さとう
Sato
03
佐賀
さが
Saga
04
大佐
たいさ
colonel
05
中佐
ちゅうさ
lieutenant colonel
06
少佐
しょうさ
major
Compare Kanji
01左Component92%left左 forms the broad right portion of 佐, while the person side turns it toward assistance.02助Meaning90%help, rescueHelp shown by 助 serves as the clearest meaning neighbor for the assistant sense of 佐.03佑Meaning84%help, assistSupport and protection in 佑 keep 佐 within the family of helping person-kanji.04伴Meaning76%consort, accompanyAn assistant often acts as a companion, so 伴 creates the nearby ‘accompany’ idea.05使Component70%use, send on a missionThe person side marks both 佐 and 使, but 使 moves toward using or sending someone.06侍Component62%waiter, samurai侍 keeps the person side too, adding a service role that can sit near assistance.
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