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Dictionary: “左”

左

ひだり

left; left-hand side

Example sentence

The pole inclined to the left.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

左
On
さ;しゃ
Kun
ひだり
Stroke count
5

・left

1 2 3 4 5

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Related words to 左

49 related words

左側

ひだりがわ

→

left side;left-hand side

左手

ひだりて

→

left hand

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)

左右

さゆう

→

left and right;right and left

左翼

さよく

→

left wing (politics)

左腕

さわん

→

left arm

左折

させつ

→

turning to the left;left turn

左記

さき

→

undermentioned (statement);the following;at left

左利き

ひだりきき

→

left-handedness;left-handed person;left-hander

左派

さは

→

left wing

左

ひだり

→

left hand

左腕

さわん

→

left-handed (baseball pitcher)

左前

ひだりまえ

→

downturn;recession;economic adversity;being in a bad financial situation

左利き

ひだりきき

→

fondness for alcohol;person who is fond of alcohol;drinker

左右

さゆう

→

(asserting) control;influence;domination

左手

ひだりて

→

left-hand side;left-hand direction;(on) the left

左翼

さよく

→

left wing (of a bird or aircraft)

左

ひだり

→

the left (wing);leftist

左前

ひだりまえ

→

front left;front and left;before and left

左翼

さよく

→

left wing (of an army, building, etc.);left flank

左右

さゆう

→

one's attendants;people accompanying one

左

ひだり

→

fondness for alcohol;drinker

左翼

さよく

→

left field;left fielder

左右

さゆう

→

(serving at someone's) side

左右

さゆう

→

equivocation

左翼

さよく

→

left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)

左様なら

さようなら

→

farewell;adieu;goodbye;so long

左辺

さへん

→

left side (of an equation, expression, etc.);LHS

左足

ひだりあし

→

left foot

左舷

さげん

→

port (left side of vessel)

左上

ひだりうえ

→

upper left

左方

さほう

→

left side

左四つ

ひだりよつ

→

hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right

左岸

さがん

→

left bank (of a river)

左官

さかん

→

plasterer

左辺

さへん

→

left side (go, chess, othello board)

左足

ひだりあし

→

left leg

左党

ひだりとう

→

drinker;person who is fond of alcohol

左カーブ

ひだりカーブ

→

left curve

左側通行

ひだりがわつうこう

→

driving on the left side of the road;driving on the left-hand side of the road;left-hand side driving

左クリック

ひだりクリック

→

left-click

左傾

さけい

→

leaning to the left

左シフト

ひだりシフト

→

left shift (bitwise, arithmetic)

左に折れる

ひだりにおれる

→

to turn to the left

左傾化

さけいか

→

leftward shift;liberal trend

左右一対

さゆういっつい

→

left-and-right pair;symmetrical pair

左スワイプ

ひだりスワイプ

→

left swipe (on a touchscreen);swiping left

左党

さとう

→

drinker;person who is fond of alcohol