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 sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ,ナ, , 手,ヨ,
leftleft hand side
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Vocabulary

 左側  ひだりがわ  left side
 左翼  さよく  left wing (pol.)
 左  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

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