How to say 'Left side' in Japanese | 左側

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The Japanese word for Left side is 'Hidarigawa', written as 左側 in Japanese.'Left side' in hiragana is ひだりがわ.

word

左側

Meaning

Left side

Reading

ひだりがわ

hidarigawa

Kanji

左Left 側Side

Explanation

The Japanese noun '左側 (ひだりがわ)' means 'left side'. It refers to the side of something that is on the left when facing a particular direction. This word is commonly used in everyday situations, such as giving directions or describing the position of objects. For example: The bookstore is on the left side「本屋は左側です」(ほんやはひだりがわです). Please sit on the left side「左側に座ってください」(ひだりがわにすわってください). The word is often used in combination with other nouns to specify location, such as '左側のドア (ひだりがわのドア) (the left-side door)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5880

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 左側

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

左

Meaning

Left

kanji

側

Meaning

Side

Words Related to 左側 Through the Kanji 左

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 左 as well.

word

左

Meaning

Left

word

左右

Meaning

Leftright

word

左手

Meaning

Left hand

word

左利き

Meaning

Left handed

Words Related to 左側 Through the Kanji 側

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 側 as well.

word

側

Meaning

Side

word

向こう側

Meaning

Other side

word

側面

Meaning

Side, Aspect

word

内側

Meaning

Inside

word

片側

Meaning

One side

word

外側

Meaning

Outside

word

右側

Meaning

Right side

word

両側

Meaning

Both sides

word

西側

Meaning

West side

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'Hidarigawa' means 'Left side' .

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