Memory phrase for the Kanji: 左


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Meaning left

Pronunciation

SA
hidari

Explanation

Left: Hand ナ/ヨ (Shows a hand with the forearm at the right and three fingers to the left.), right: build, work (image of a carpenter's square)

Mnemonic


 
The hand that assists, (=supports with the carpenter's square) is the left.

Radicals

buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ,ナ, , 手,ヨ,. The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.
leftleft hand side
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 Vocabulary

左翼 さよく  left wing (pol.)
ひだり  left hand side
左右 さゆう  left and right; influence control, domination
左利き ひだりきき  left-hander, sake drinker
左側 ひだりがわ  left side

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