漢字城 Kanji Fortress

左 left

On'yomi
サ
Kun'yomi
ひだり
Strokes
5
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
左 is written in 5 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A hand sweeping over a carpenter's ruler: the left hand holds the tool steady while the right one works.

A common word

  • 左手 ひだりて left hand

Example sentences

  • ひだりにしろいくるまがあります。

    There's a white car on the left.

  • えきはひだりですか。

    Is the station to the left?

Kanji that share a part

工 is its radical. 13 kanji share it in all.