左

N5

ひだり

[hidari]

Illustration for 左

Meanings

1.NounNo-adj

left; left-hand side

2.Noun

left hand

3.Noun

the left (wing); leftist

Less common meanings (1)

4.NounSlang

fondness for alcohol; drinker

Other Readings

「左」 has another reading with different meanings.

左（さ）
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following

Related Words

右（みぎ）see also
right; right-hand side

Examples

次の角を左に曲がって。

Turn left at the next corner.

左手で箸を使う人もいる。

Some use chopsticks with left hand.

左の手でペンを持っている。

I'm holding the pen in my left hand.