Memory phrase for the Kanji: 左
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 工 (image of a carpenter's square)
Mnemonic
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The hand that assists, (=supports with the carpenter's square) is the left.
Radicals
工
build Cross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
hand Several characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌 , 手,ヨ,又 . The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.
左
left left hand side
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Vocabulary
左翼
さよく
left wing (pol.)
8454
左
ひだり
left hand side
2202
左右
さゆう
left and right; influence control, domination
2204
左利き
ひだりきき
left-hander, sake drinker
2203
左側
ひだりがわ
left side
8453
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