Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 左
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左 |
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Meaning |
left |
Pronunciation |
SA
hidari |
Explanation |
Left: Hand ナ/ヨ (Shows a hand  with the forearm at the right and three fingers to the left.), right: build, work 工 (image of a carpenter's square) |
Mnemonic
| The hand that assists, (=supports with the carpenter's square) is the left. |
Radicals
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工
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build | (Cross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making.) |
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hand | (Several characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又) |
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左
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Left | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 左側 |
ひだりがわ |
left side | | 左翼 |
さよく |
left wing (pol.) | | 左 |
ひだり |
left hand side | | 左右 |
さゆう |
left and right; influence control, domination | | 左利き |
ひだりきき |
left-hander, sake drinker |
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