Memory phrase for the Kanji: 左
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左 |
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Meaning
| left
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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
| The hand that assists, (=supports with the carpenter's square) is the left.
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Radicals
工
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build | Cross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making. |
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hand | Several characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又 |
左
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left | left hand side |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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