Vita:左

Parts

• 左 77 left
  • ？ * by one's side
  • 工 76 craft (artificial)

Usage in other kanji

• 左 77 left
  • 惰 629 lazy
  • 佐 952 assistant

KANJIDIC Entry

• 左 3A38 U5de6 B48 G1 S5 F630 N1455 V1535 H2974 DK1887 L77 K477 O169 DO87 MN8720 MP4.0345 E22 IN75 DS18 DH21 DT39 DC374 DJ36 DB3.12 DG552 P3-2-3 I0a5.20 Q4001.1 DR1472 Yzuo3 Wjwa サ シャ ひだり T1 そ {left}

EDICT Entries

• 右往左往 [うおうさおう] / (n) move about in confusion / go every which way / going right and left / this way and that / (P) /
• 向かって左 [むかってひだり] / (n) on the left as one faces (it) / (P) /
• 左 [ひだり] / (n) left hand side / (P) /
• 左右 [さゆう] / (n,vs) (1) left and right / (2) influence / control / domination / (P) /
• 左記 [さき] / (n) undermentioned (statement) / following / (P) /
• 左手 [ひだりて] / (n) left hand / (P) /
• 左遷 [させん] / (n,vs) demotion / degradation / (P) /
• 左前 [ひだりまえ] / (n) downward course / being badly off / wearing a kimono with the right side tucked under the left / (P) /
• 左側 [ひだりがわ] / (n) left / left (hand) side / (P) /
• 左派 [さは] / (n) left wing / (P) /
• 左様なら [さようなら] / (conj,int) (uk) good-bye / (P) /
• 左様なら [さよなら] / (conj,int) (uk) good-bye / (P) /
• 左翼 [さよく] / (n) left wing / (P) /
• 左利き [ひだりきき] / (n) left-handedness / sake drinker / left-hander / (P) /
• 左腕 [さわん] / (n) (1) left arm / (2) left-handed (baseball pitcher) / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 782 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 左 => 𠂇, 工

Radical

• 左 => 𠂇 (left hand) , 工 (work)

Graphical

• 左 => 𠂇,一,丨,一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. Zuo3 - surname Zuo
2. zuo3 - left/the Left (politics)/east/unorthodox/queer/wrong/differing/opposite/variant of 佐[zuo3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 左
• 左右

Medium Frequency

• 左手
• 左边 (左邊)

Appears In

• 左 also appears in:
• 佐