Today’s Kanji is “左” (hidari); Kanji for “left”.
Handwritten Kanji “左” (hidari)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “左”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 左 | サ ひだり | sa hidari | 5 | 工 | left |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “左”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 左を指す | ひだりをさす | hidari wo sasu | Pointing to the left |
| 左右で違う色の目 | さゆうでちがういろのめ | sayuu de chigau iro no me | Odd eye |
| 右か左か | みぎかひだりか | migi ka hidari ka | Right or left |
