| 1283 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 285 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1043 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 365 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1744 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1867 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1002 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 74 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 76 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 48 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 51 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 961 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 506 | Morohashi |
| 67 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 952 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1024 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 381 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1093 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
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- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
474 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佐保姫 【サホヒメ】 Saohime, goddess of Spring
- 佐織養護学校 【サオリヨウゴガッコウ】 Saori Special Needs School (older name style)
- 中佐 【チュウサ】 lieutenant colonel, commander (navy)
- 二佐 【ニサ】 lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- ayuda
- asistencia
- rango militar
Portuguese
- assistente
- ajuda
French
- assistant
- aide
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2421.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
835 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幕 【マク】 curtain, act (in a play), falling of the curtain, end (of a scene), end, close, case, occasion, role (to play), part, place, makuuchi, top division
- 幕開け 【マクアケ】 rise of the curtain, opening of a play, beginning (e.g. of an era), start, opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
- 入幕 【ニュウマク】 advancing to the first grade
- 閉幕 【ヘイマク】 falling of the curtain, (coming to an) end, close
- 幕末 【バクマツ】 Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the Edo period
- 幕府 【バクフ】 shogunate, bakufu, shogun's headquarters, Imperial Guards office, residence of the Imperial Guards commander
- 帷幕 【イバク】 curtain, field staff headquarters, secret meeting place
- 討幕 【トウバク】 attacking the shogunate
Readings
- Korean:
- mag
Spanish
- cortina
- telón
- acto de una obra
- del gobierno shogun
- final
Portuguese
- cortina
- pano p/ decoração
- atuar em peças teatrais
French
- rideaux
- guirlande
- acte (théâtre)
| 989 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 977 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 836 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1252 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1989 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1432 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 570 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 416 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9051X | Morohashi |
| 2335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1578 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 409 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 437 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 967 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k10.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-10-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e55 | Unicode hex code |