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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

  • 左ひだりNoun
    left, left-hand side
  • 向かって左むかってひだりExpression
    on the left as one faces (it)
  • 左翼さよくNoun
    left wing
  • 左右さゆうNoun
    left and right, right and left
  • 左派さはNoun
    left wing
  • 左腕ひだりうでNoun
    left arm
  • 左前ひだりまえNoun
    wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
  • 左手ひだりてNoun
    left hand

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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