左

left

5 strokes. Taught in grade 1. Newspaper frequency rank 630.

Readings

• ひだり (kun reading): 左 (ひだり) left; 左手 (ひだりて) left hand
• サ (on reading): 左右 (さゆう) left and right; 左岸 (さがん) left bank (of a river)
• シャ (on reading)
• Read as a whole word: 左見右見 (とみこうみ) looking from one place to another

Components

• 工
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 一 radical one
• 工 radical craft

Kanji containing 左

• 差 distinction
• 佐 assistant
• 惰 lazy
• 楕 ellipse
• 隋 name of a Chinese dynasty
• 膸 marrow
• 髓 marrow

Words using 左

• 左 (ひだり) left
• 左手 (ひだりて) left hand
• 左側 (ひだりがわ) left side
• 左腕 (ひだりうで) left arm
• 左足 (ひだりあし) left foot
• 左右 (さゆう) left and right
• 左岸 (さがん) left bank (of a river)
• 左翼 (さよく) left wing
• 左派 (さは) left wing
• 左翼手 (さよくしゅ) left fielder
• 左見右見 (とみこうみ) looking from one place to another
• 吉左右 (きっそう) good news

166 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists