左

Left

WaniKani level 2 JLPT N5 Joyo grade 1Top 500-1,000 · #6305 strokes

Meanings

Left

On'yomi

さ、しゃ

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ひだり

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

左 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

左 (Left) is taught on WaniKani at level 2 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #630 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

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Words using 左

右往左往うおうさおうmoving about in confusion 左ひだりleft 左右さゆうleft and right 左記さきundermentioned (statement)左手ひだりてleft hand 左上ひだりうえupper left 左折させつturning to the left 左遷させんdemotion 左前ひだりまえwearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)左足ひだりあしleft foot 左派さはleft wing 左翼さよくleft wing

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