Kanji details for 左
左
Common kanji
left
KUN:
- ひだりhidari
ON:
- サsa
- シャsha
Nanori:
- そso
Example words(showing 1-10 of 156 results)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
left and right, right and left
2.
(asserting) control, influence, domination
noun
3.
one's attendants, people accompanying one
4.
(serving at somebody's) side
5.
equivocation
Other readings:
左右【そう】[1]
、左右【さう】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
interjection
•
farewell, adieu, goodbye, so long(usually kana)
Other readings:
サヨウナラ
、サヨーナラ
noun, no-adjective
1.
left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
See also:右利き (みぎきき)
2.
fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
See also:左党 (さとう)
Other readings:
左利【ひだりきき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
All readings:
とかく《兎角》
、とかく《左右》
noun, no-adjective
1.
left-wing (politics)
noun
2.
left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.), left flank
3.
left field(baseball term)
Other readings:
サヨク
noun
1.
left arm
See also:右腕
2.
left-handed (baseball pitcher)(only relevant for さわん)
Other readings:
左腕【ひだりうで】
noun
1.
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
2.
going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation
3.
front left, front and left, before and left