Word Meaning 左翼

さよく sayoku

左翼 is read as さよく (sayoku) and means left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.).

Meaning

English

left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
left wing (of a bird or aircraft)
left wing (politics)
left field
left fielder
left wing (of an army, building, etc.)
left flank

Reading

Kana

さよく

Romaji

sayoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 右翼 Rank 457 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

左翼党

さよくとう

left-wing party

左翼手

さよくしゅ

left fielder

左翼系

さよくけい

left-leaning

左翼に走る

さよくにはしる

to turn leftist

新左翼

しんさよく

the new left (school of thought)

最左翼

さいさよく

ultra-left

既成左翼

きせいさよく

the old left (school of thought)

左遷

させん

demotion

左派

さは

left wing

左義長

さぎちょう

burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)

左心縮小術

さしんしゅくしょうじゅつ

reduction left ventriculoplasty

左派系

さはけい

left faction

Example Sentences

部隊は相手の左翼を狙った。

ぶたいはあいてのさよくをねらった。

The unit targeted the opponent's left flank.