左 — kanji meaning “left”
左
left
- Meanings
- left
- On'yomi
- サ (sa)、シャ (sha)
- Kun'yomi
- ひだり
- Name readings
- そ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #630 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 48
- Chinese reading
- zuǒ — Chinese character page
Words with 左
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 左右 | さゆう sayuu | left and right; right and left |
| 左翼 | さよく sayoku | left wing |
| 左手 | ひだりて hidarite | left hand |
| 左側 | ひだりがわ hidarigawa | left side; left-hand side |
| 左派 | さは saha | left wing |
| 左利き | ひだりきき hidarikiki | left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander |
| 左腕 | ひだりうで hidariude | left arm |
| 左折 | させつ sasetsu | turning to the left; left turn |
| 左遷 | させん sasen | demotion; relegation; reduction in rank |
| 右往左往 | うおうさおう uousaou | moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that |
| 極左 | きょくさ kyokusa | far left (in politics); extreme left; ultraleft |
| 左上 | ひだりうえ hidariue | upper left |
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