Kanji
N5 5 strokes Grade 1 freq #630

left

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

work

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

left wing
left and right; right and left
left wing
undermentioned (statement); the following
left bank (of a river)
left side (of an equation, expression, etc.); LHS
far left (in politics); extreme left
plasterer
port (left side of vessel)
drinker; person who is fond of alcohol

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

left; left-hand side
on the left as one faces (it)
left arm
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
left hand
left side; left-hand side
left-handedness; left-handed person
hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right
right and left
upper left

Example sentences

Turn to the left without regard to the signal.

He turned to the left at the corner.

He gave an angry shake of his head.

He looked around.