| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 21 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 22 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 477 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 87 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 50 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 75 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 75 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 36 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 552 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1887 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8720 | Morohashi |
| 2974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 77 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 81 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 374 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 39 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
630 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 左 【サ】 left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), the following
- 左右 【サユウ】 left and right, right and left, (asserting) control, influence, domination, one's attendants, people accompanying one, (serving at someone's) side, equivocation
- 極左 【キョクサ】 extreme left, ultraleft
- 最左 【サイサ】 left-most
- 左官 【サカン】 plasterer
Kun reading compounds
- 左 【ひだり】 left, left-hand side, left hand, the left (wing), leftist, fondness for alcohol, drinker
- 左腕 【さわん】 left arm, left-handed (baseball pitcher)
- 向かって左 【むかってひだり】 on the left as one faces (it)
- 同左 【どうひだり】 same as on the left, (in vertical writing) same as below
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- izquierda
Portuguese
- Esquerda
French
- gauche
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4001.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
213 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 団 【ダン】 body, group, party, company, troupe
- 団員 【ダンイン】 group member
- 退団 【タイダン】 leaving (a group, team, etc.)
- 営団 【エイダン】 corporation, foundation
- 敷き布団 【シキブトン】 futon (laid on the floor), (Japanese) mattress, underquilt, sleeping mat
- 水団 【スイトン】 flour dumplings in soup
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- grupo
- asociación
- compañía
- redondo
Portuguese
- grupo
- associação
French
- groupe
- association
| 672 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 772 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 749 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 172 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1027 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 243 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 421 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 310 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 491 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 500 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 366 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 339 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3791 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4703P | Morohashi |
| 3053 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 940 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 582 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 625 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 336 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 661 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6034.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56e3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1805 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 扇子 【センス】 folding fan
- 扇形 【オウギガタ】 fan shape, sector
- 換気扇 【カンキセン】 ventilation fan, extractor fan
- 夏炉冬扇 【カロトウセン】 summer fires and winter fans, useless things
Kun reading compounds
- 扇 【おうぎ】 folding fan
- 扇形 【おうぎがた】 fan shape, sector
- 舞扇 【まいおうぎ】 dancer's fan
- 絵扇 【えおうぎ】 fan painted with a picture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 おおぎ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- abanico
- abanicar
- agitar el aire
- abanico plegable
Portuguese
- Leque. Leque de dobrar
French
- ventilateur
- éventail
| 1492 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1823 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1430 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1333 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1555 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1657 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1733 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 845 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2449 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1239 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1088 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11743P | Morohashi |
| 1950 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2056 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1079 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1160 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1337 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 3022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6247 | Unicode hex code |