左（ひだり）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: left
Example sentences
- 次の角を左に曲がってください。 — Please turn left at the next corner.
- 転んで左の手を少しけがした。 — I fell and slightly injured my left hand.
Idioms & proverbs containing “左”
- 右往左往 (うおうさおう) — moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
- 右顧左眄 (うこさべん) — inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
- 左顧右眄 (さこうべん) — looking right and left or all about; vacillation
- 左見右見 (とみこうみ) — looking from one place to another; looking in all directions; looking all around
- 左団扇 (ひだりうちわ) — (living with) ease and comfort; easy street; life without financial worries
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See it used in real works
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