| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1811 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 慈善 【ジゼン】 charity, benevolence, philanthropy
- 慈悲 【ジヒ】 mercy, compassion, clemency, pity, charity, benevolence, rufous hawk-cuckoo, northern hawk-cuckoo
- 具慈 【グジ】 tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.), blanquillo, horse-head fish
- 仁慈 【ジンジ】 kind-hearted, benevolence
Kun reading compounds
- 慈しむ 【いつくしむ】 to love (someone weaker than oneself), to be affectionate towards, to treat with tender loving care
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しげ、 ちか、 めぐみ、 よし
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- amar
- encariñarse
- misericordia
- tener misericordia
Portuguese
- misericórdia
French
- miséricorde
- pitié
- affection
| 1328 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1829 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 612 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1194 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1309 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2701 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1649 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1778 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 794 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1515 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2053 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1401 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10980P | Morohashi |
| 2339 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1924 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1389 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1490 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 958 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 8033.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6148 | Unicode hex code |