左 (hidari) Kanji Meaning: "Left" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

N547 of 795 strokes

Drawing: Your left hand steadies the ruler while your right hand works.

左 means left

Your left hand steadies the ruler while your right hand works.

On'yomi

  • サsa
  • シャsha

Kun'yomi

  • ひだりhidari

Stroke order

Common words

  • 左ひだりleft; left-hand side
  • 左手ひだりてleft hand
  • 左右とにかくanyway; anyhow
  • 左上ひだりうえupper left

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 左Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 左Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 左Seal
  4. Today

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