JLPT N1 · Noun

左利き (hidarikiki)

左利き (ひだりきき, hidarikiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “left-handedness; left-handed person”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひだりきき
Romaji: hidarikiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander · noun, noun taking の
fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

ティムはまるで左利きのような書き方をする。

Tim writes as if he were left-handed.

Tatoeba #202449

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

Kanji in 左利き

leftサ・シャ・ひだり · 5 strokes

profit, advantage, benefitリ・き.く · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 左利き.

左ひだりleft左右さゆうleft and right便利べんりconvenient利用りようuse権利けんりright有利ゆうりadvantageous利益りえきprofit利口りこうclever不利ふりdisadvantage利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages勝利しょうりvictory砂利じゃりgravel利子りしinterest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)利潤りじゅんprofit

Source: JMdict entry 1601860 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.