Word Meaning

sa

左 is read as さ (sa) and means left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing).

Meaning

English

  1. left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing)
  2. the following

Reading

Kana

Romaji

sa

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms Rank 144576 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

左右

さう

(serving at someone's) side

左前

ひだりまえ

wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)

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

右左

みぎひだり

right and left

左側

さそく

left side

左翼

さよく

left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)

左様なら

さようなら

farewell

左手

ひだりて

left hand

左腕

さわん

left arm

左利き

ひだりきき

fondness for alcohol

左遷

させん

demotion

Example Sentences

9

ひだりのどあからはいってください。

Please come in through the door on the left.

えきをでたらひだりにまがってください。

Turn left after leaving the station.

かれはひだりのてでじをかいた。

He wrote with his left hand.

わたしのせきはいりぐちのひだりです。

My seat is to the left of the entrance.

しゃしんのひだりにみえるのがあねです。

The one you can see on the left in the photo is my older sister.

しんごうをひだりへわたるとこうえんがある。

If you cross to the left at the traffic light, there is a park.

ひだりのたなにじしょがならんでいる。

Dictionaries are lined up on the shelf to the left.

ひだりあしがすこしいたい。

My left leg hurts a little.

ちずではひだりがにしです。

On that map, left is west.