5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

left

Kun'yomi
  • left ②left hand ③the left (wing)
On'yomi
  • left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing)
  • シャ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

ひだり 73.8%
26.2%

Character Breakdown

left
ひだり サ シャ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

left ②left hand ③the left (wing)
left and right ②(asserting) control ③one's attendants ④(serving at someone's) side
left hand ②left-hand side
undermentioned (statement)
left arm ②left-handed (baseball pitcher)
left foot ②left leg
left-handedness ②fondness for alcohol
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 5DE6
JIS X 0208 1-26-24
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1455
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1535
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2974
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3692
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1887
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8720
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 75
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 75
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 18
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 50
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 21
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 39
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 374
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 36
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.12
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 552
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 77
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.20
Four corner code 4001.1
De Roo Code 1472