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左

left
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingサ、シャ
Kun readingひだり
JōyōGrade 1

Popular Usage

左右

Radicals and components

Radical工work

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

by one’s side · craft (工)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 81

Compound words

左右さゆう
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; domination
左記さき
undermentioned (statement); the following; at left
左手ひだりて
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
左上ひだりうえ
upper left
左折させつ
turning to the left; left turn
左遷させん
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
左前ひだりまえ
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; economic adversity; being in a bad financial situation
左足ひだりあし
left foot; left leg
左派さは
left wing
左翼さよく
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field
左側ひだりがわ
left side; left-hand side
左腕ひだりうで
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
左利きひだりきき
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol
右往左往うおうさおう
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
向かって左むかってひだり
on the left as one faces (it)

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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