Kanji
左
kanji character
left
左 kanji-左 left
左
Meaning
left
Readings
Kun'yomi
- ひだり がわ left side
- ひだり きき left-handedness
- ひだり まえ wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
On'yomi
- さ よく left wing (politics)
- さ ゆう left and right
- さ う (doing) various things
- しゃ
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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左 left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), the following -
左 翼 left wing (politics), left wing (of a bird or aircraft), left wing (of an army... -
左 右 (doing) various things, (doing) this and that, being apt to... -
左 様 ならfarewell, adieu, goodbye... -
左 手 bow hand, left hand, left side... -
左 側 left side, left-hand side -
左 ききleft-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander... -
左 利 left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander... -
左 遷 demotion, relegation, reduction in rank... -
左 前 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), downturn, recession... -
左 派 left wing -
左 腕 left arm, left-handed (baseball pitcher) -
左 利 きleft-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander... -
向 かって左 on the left as one faces (it) -
左 記 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left -
左 上 upper left -
左 足 left foot, left leg -
左 脚 left foot, left leg -
左 岸 left bank (of a river) -
左 辺 left side (of an equation, expression, etc.)... -
極 左 extreme left, ultraleft -
左 折 turning to the left, left turn -
左 官 plasterer -
左 舷 port (left side of vessel) -
左 党 drinker, person who is fond of alcohol, left-wing party -
左 方 left side -
右 左 right and left -
左 行 the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su... -
左 下 lower left -
左 づめleft justification, aligning to the left