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左 - Left
A slanted bend (丿) stroke leans like a samurai’s sword.
Below it rests One (一) tatami mat, flat and steady.
Together they prop up a Craft/Construction (工) carpenter’s square-the tool of legendary sculptor Hidari Jingorō, famed for carving with his left hand.
Crowds whisper “ひだり!” as festival drums thump sa-sa-sa, marking the Left (左) side where work, art, and rhythm all begin.
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左 - Left
Index #24
Grade 1
5 strokes
JLPT Level: N5
Readings: サ, ひだり
Kanji Primes
Compound Kanji

Common Vocab

ひだりきき 左利き
left-handedness, left-hander
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さゆう 左右
right and left
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