Word Meaning 左前

ひだりまえ hidarimae

左前 is read as ひだりまえ (hidarimae) and means wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead).

Meaning

English

  1. wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
  2. going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy)
  3. being in a bad financial situation
  4. front left
  5. front and left
  6. before and left

Reading

Kana

ひだりまえ

Romaji

hidarimae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 右前 Proverb Rank 15477 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

左前になる

ひだりまえになる

to go downhill (e.g. for one's business)

前後左右

ぜんごさゆう

in all directions

左右

さう

(serving at someone's) side

ひだり

left

左四つ

ひだりよつ

hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right

左上

ひだりうえ

upper left

一人前

ひとりまえ

adult

お前

おまい

presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

男前

おとこまえ

manliness

午前

ごぜん

morning

名前

なまえ

name

生前

せいぜん

while alive