| 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
664 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遣唐使 【ケントウシ】 envoy to Tang China
- 遣欧 【ケンオウ】 dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy), sending to Europe
- 先遣 【センケン】 sending ahead
- 差遣 【サケン】 dispatch, despatch, sending
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 遣わす 【つかわす】 to send, to dispatch, to despatch, to bestow (favour, etc.), to grant (e.g. pardon)
- 遣る 【やる】 to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study, to send, to dispatch, to despatch, to put, to move, to turn (one's head, glance, etc.), to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status), to let have, to present, to bestow, to confer, to make (a vehicle) go faster, to run (a business), to keep, to be engaged in, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to practise, to have (food, drink, etc.), to eat, to drink, to smoke, to hold (a performance), to perform, to show, to ease (one's mind), to harm, to injure, to kill, to have sex, to fuck, to bang, to live, to get by, to get along, to do ... completely, to do ... broadly, to do ... to a great distance, to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status), to do ... to, to make active efforts to ...
- やる気 【やるき】 will (to do something), drive, motivation, enthusiasm, eagerness
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- enviar
- despachar
- dar
- donar
- obsequiar
Portuguese
- despacho
- enviar
- dar
- doar
- fazer
- empreender
French
- expédier
- envoyer
- donner
- faire
- entreprendre
| 1220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1180 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4732 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 895 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1816 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1173 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1214 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 715 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3908 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39052P | Morohashi |
| 3152 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6100 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1773 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1910 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1677 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1677 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3530.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9063 | Unicode hex code |