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Kanji 左: meaning "left", readings, stroke order

The kanji 左 means "left". On'yomi: サ; kun'yomi: ひだり. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
left
On'yomi
サ
Kun'yomi
ひだり
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 左

  • 左 ひだり — Left
  • 左右 さゆう — left and right; influence
  • 左利き ひだりきき — left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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