Illustration: Seen directly from behind, a child stands centered in a Japanese home's entrance with both shoulders and arms clearly visible. Their left arm extends toward a low shoe shelf on the left side, where a mischievous cat sits on the child's missing sneaker.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

左ひだり

hidari

left, left-hand side

Example sentences

  1. 左ひだりに曲まがって。

    Turn left.

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  2. 左ひだりの足あしが痛いたいです。

    My left foot hurts.

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  3. 左ひだりを向むいてください。

    Turn to the left.

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Kanji in 左

  • 左leftOnサ・シャKunひだり

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