Illustration: Viewed from behind and slightly above, a cyclist reaches a quiet T-junction in a Japanese residential neighborhood and turns into the street on their left. The front wheel is already angled left, the bicycle leans gently into the turn, and the rear wheel still occupies the approach road.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

左さ折せつ

sasetsu

to turn left

Example sentences

タクシーは急きゅうに左折させつしました。
The taxi abruptly turned left.
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次つぎの交差点こうさてんまで行いって左折させつしなさい。
Drive to the next intersection and make a left turn.
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自動車じどうしゃは左折させつした。
The car made a turn to the left.
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Kanji in 左折

左leftOnサ・シャKunひだり
折fold; breakOnセツ・シャクKunおる・おり・おり

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