JLPT N5 · Noun

左 (hidari)

左 (ひだり, hidari) is a Japanese noun meaning “left; left-hand side”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひだり
Romaji: hidari
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

left; left-hand side · noun, noun taking の
left hand · noun
the left (wing); leftist · noun
fondness for alcohol; drinker · noun

Example sentences

そのポールは左に傾いた。

The pole inclined to the left.

Tatoeba #212631

フランスは左に、イギリスは右に揺れているように思われる。

France seems to be swinging left - Britain to the right.

Tatoeba #196996

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 左

左

leftサ・シャ・ひだり · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 左.

左右さゆうleft and right左利きひだりききleft-handedness

Source: JMdict entry 1290800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.