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左
JLPT N5 SL1 5 strokes Frequency: #630

Meanings

Left

Radicals

工

Decomposition

⿸?工

Etymology

Pictographic: A left hand; compare 又

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
4 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
サ sa
シャ sha
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ひだり hidari

Words Using This Kanji

150 words total
Other (20 words)
左岸 さがん

left bank (of a river)

左小括弧 ひだりしょうかっこ

opening parenthesis

左前になる ひだりまえになる

to go downhill (e.g. for one's business)

左党 さとう

drinker

左翼 さよく

left wing

左官 さかん

plasterer

左手 ひだりて

left hand

左前 ひだりまえ

wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)

左中括弧 ひだりちゅうかっこ

opening brace

左様なら さようなら

farewell

左下 ひだりした

lower left

左詰め ひだりづめ

left justification

左折 させつ

turning to the left

左大括弧 ひだりだいかっこ

opening (square) bracket

左派 さは

left wing

左右 さゆう

left and right

左記 さき

undermentioned (statement)

左上 ひだりうえ

upper left

左足 ひだりあし

left foot

左 ひだり

left

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