| 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 1
JLPT level N4
343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 足 【ソク】 counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
- 足跡 【アシアト】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
- 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
- 土足 【ドソク】 shod feet, wearing shoes, muddy feet, dirty feet
Kun reading compounds
- 足 【あし】 foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.), leg, gait, pace, lower radical of a kanji, means of transportation, (one's) ride, money, coin
- 足跡 【あしあと】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
- 出足 【であし】 turnout (of people), start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.), beginning, initial charge, dash
- 客足 【きゃくあし】 customer traffic, customers, custom
- 足りる 【たりる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
- 足る 【たる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
- 足るを知る 【たるをしる】 to know one has enough, to be satisfied with one's lot in life
- 足す 【たす】 to add (numbers), to add (something), to top up (with something), to take care of (e.g. one's business)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あす、 おす、 たらし
- Korean:
- jog, ju
Spanish
- pierna
- pie
- ser suficiente
- pata
- bastar
Portuguese
- perna
- pé
- ser suficiente
French
- jambe
- pied
- suffire
- ajouter
- compteur de paires de chaussures
| 29 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 36 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 51 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 305 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4546 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 135 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 90 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 461 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 58 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 58 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 171 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1759 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2714 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1386 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1287 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37365 | Morohashi |
| 2188 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5856 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1279 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1372 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 338 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 67 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3770 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8db3 | Unicode hex code |