| 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 2
JLPT level N4
539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 図 【ズ】 drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map, sight, scene
- 図鑑 【ズカン】 pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide
- 一途 【イチズ】 wholehearted, earnest, determined, intent, single-minded, straightforward, devoted to, doing nothing but
- 構図 【コウズ】 composition (of painting), structural outline, compositional arrangement
- 図書館 【トショカン】 library
- 図書 【トショ】 books
- 異図 【イト】 treasonable intent
- 隠された意図 【カクサレタイト】 hidden agenda
Kun reading compounds
- 図る 【はかる】 to plan, to attempt, to devise, to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek, to deceive, to trick, to take in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- dibujo
- ilustración
- consulta
- estrategia
- planear
- diseñar
Portuguese
- mapa
- desenho
- plano
- inesperado
- acidentalmente
French
- carte
- dessin
- plan
- inattendu
- accidentellement
| 261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 150 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 631 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1034 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 388 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 142 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 502 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 339 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 339 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 329 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3809 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4734P | Morohashi |
| 3071 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 146 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 366 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6040.3 | Four corner code |
| 6040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56f3 | Unicode hex code |