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左

N5

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • left

On'yomi (音読み)

  • サ
  • シャ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ひだり
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N5
Frequency
#657
School Grade
Grade 1
Radical
工#48 · work

Components

Common Words

  • 左右さゆうNounleft and right, right and left
  • 左記さきNounundermentioned (statement), the following, at left
  • 左手ひだりてNounleft hand
  • 左上ひだりうえNounupper left
  • 左折させつNounturning to the left, left turn
  • 左遷させんNoundemotion, relegation, reduction in rank, degradation, downward move
  • 左前ひだりまえNounwearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
  • 左足ひだりあしNounleft foot

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

遷transitionN115 strokes右rightN55 strokes上aboveN53 strokes前in frontN59 strokes手handN44 strokes折foldN37 strokes

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