左 — left (JLPT N5 kanji)
左
left
サ・
5 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- サ
- シャ
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- ひだり
Meanings
left
Words with 左
左ひだりleft
Appears in these kanji
佐サassist
惰ダlazy
楕ダoval
Do not confuse with
右ウ・みぎright
在ザイ・あexist; be present
In the vocabulary
椅子 の 左 に 本 が あります。
There’s a book to the left of the chair.
How to remember it
左Look for 工 beneath the upper strokes. Imagine holding a tool in your left hand. Compare 右, which has 口 instead.