左

left

Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingサ、シャ

Kun readingひだり

Radical

ⓘ

by one’s side · craft (工)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 81

左行さぎょう

the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)

右から左へみぎからひだりへ

from right to left

右と言えば左みぎといえばひだり

always contradicting what other people say

右往左往うおうさおう

moving about in confusion

左右さゆう

left and right

左下ひだりした

lower left

左回りひだりまわり

counterclockwise rotation

左官さかん

plasterer

5 strokes