佐 assist; assistant; help 7 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 474. Readings サ (on reading): 大佐 (たいさ) colonel; 少佐 (しょうさ) major Components 亻 左 ノ radical slash, katakana no 一 radical one ⺅ radical person, left-side form of 人 工 radical craft Words using 佐 大佐 (たいさ) colonel 少佐 (しょうさ) major 補佐 (ほさ) aid 中佐 (ちゅうさ) lieutenant colonel 補佐官 (ほさかん) aide 56 words in all. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists