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左 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「工」

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10Elementary year 1 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「工」
On
サさ · sa
Kun
ひだりhidari
Meaning
left

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Linked to the left hand — 'left.'

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onサさsa左右さゆう左翼さよく左遷させん
Kunひだりhidari左ひだり左利きひだりきき

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 左ひだり

    left

  • 左右さゆう

    left and right

More words with this kanji

  • 左袒さたん
  • 左袵さじん
  • 左謫さたく
  • 左官さかん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

左(ひだり)に まがります。

Turn left.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

左右左右right工craft巧skilfu…巡patrol差differ…叉fork乍while扨well…扠well…佐to hel…
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Compound

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