Keyword
left
- Frequency
- #630
- Strokes
- 5
- Grade
- 1
- JLPT (old)
- N4
- Heisig
- 81
Readings
ひだり56%
サ44%
Mnemonic
By one's side during construction stands a helper, the trusty left hand that holds the nails.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
左右
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; domination; one's attendants; people accompanying one; (serving at someone's) side; equivocation
Noun
左右
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; tending to; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; all sorts of (negative things); various
Adverb
左前
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; economic adversity; being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left; before and left
Noun
左翼
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder; left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
Noun
左利き
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
Noun
左四つ
hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right
Noun