左
left

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

サシャ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ひだり

Nanori (名乗り)

そ

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:1
Strokes:5
JLPT:5
Frequency:630

Vocabulary

サ

WordReadingMeaning
左右サユウleft and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; domination; one's attendants; people accompanying one; (serving at someone's) side; equivocation
左記サキundermentioned (statement); the following; at left
左遷サセンdemotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
左派サハleft wing
左翼サヨクleft wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder; left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)

シャ

WordReadingMeaning
左官シャカンplasterer

Other

WordReadingMeaning
左ひだりleft; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol; drinker
左右そうleft and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; domination; one's attendants; people accompanying one; (serving at someone's) side; equivocation
左手ひだりてleft hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
左前ひだりまえwearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; economic adversity; being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left; before and left
左様ならさようならfarewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

圧
dominate, oppress, overwhelm, pressure, push
Grade 5JLPT 2
在
exist, located in, outskirts, suburbs
Grade 5JLPT 3
佐
assistant, help
Grade 4JLPT 1
至
arrive, attain, climax, proceed, reach, result in
Grade 6JLPT 1
任
appoint, duty, entrust to, responsibility, term
Grade 5JLPT 3
正
10**40, correct, justice, righteous
Grade 1JLPT 4
仕
attend, doing, official, serve
Grade 3JLPT 4
工
construction, craft, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Grade 2JLPT 4
士
gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33), scholar
Grade 5JLPT 1
王
king, magnate, rule
Grade 1JLPT 3