右も左もわからない

みぎもひだりもわからない

Also written 右も左も分からない

Meanings

1. Expression, い-adjective being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around
2. being clueless (literally: not knowing one's right hand from the left)

Kanji

• 右 right. Read as みぎ.
• 左 left. Read as ひだり.

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