Medoru
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ε·¦
JLPT N5 SL1 5 strokes Frequency: #630

Meanings

Left

Radicals

ε·₯

Decomposition

⿸？ε·₯

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)
γ‚΅ sa
シャ sha
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
γ²γ γ‚Š hidari

Words Using This Kanji

150 words total
Other (10 words)
左右逆 γ•γ‚†γ†γŽγ‚ƒγ

left and right reversed

ε·¦γ‚«γƒΌγƒ– γ²γ γ‚Šγ‚«γƒΌγƒ–

left curve

左右非対称 γ•γ‚†γ†γ²γŸγ„γ—γ‚‡γ†

bilateral asymmetry

吉左右 きっそう

good news

ε·¦ζŠ•ζ‰‹ γ²γ γ‚Šγ¨γ†γ—γ‚…

left-handed pitcher

ε·¦θƒƒε‹•θ„ˆ γ²γ γ‚Šγ„γ©γ†γΏγ‚ƒγ

left gastric artery

ζ˜₯秋左氏伝 γ—γ‚…γ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ†γ•γ—γ§γ‚“

Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC)

ε³γ¨θ¨€γˆγ°ε·¦ γΏγŽγ¨γ„γˆγ°γ²γ γ‚Š

always contradicting what other people say

右から左へ γΏγŽγ‹γ‚‰γ²γ γ‚ŠγΈ

from right to left

右往左往 γ†γŠγ†γ•γŠγ†

moving about in confusion

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