左(ひだり)

ひだり
noun
left
1. left (direction)
The direction or side opposite to right.
左(ひだり)に曲(ま)がってください。
Please turn left.
左(ひだり)に郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)が見(み)えます。
You can see the post office on the left.
左手(ひだりて)で書(か)きます。
I write with my left hand.
道(みち)の左(ひだり)に大(おお)きな木(き)があります。
There is a big tree on the left side of the road.
駅(えき)を出(で)たら左(ひだり)に歩(ある)いてください。三分(さんぷん)ぐらいで着(つ)きます。
When you leave the station, walk to the left. You'll arrive in about three minutes.

左(ひだり) indicates the left direction, opposite of 右(みぎ).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 左(ひだり)に曲(ま)がる: to turn left
  • 左(ひだり)を見(み)る: to look left
  • 左(ひだり)から右(みぎ)へ: from left to right

COMPOUNDS:

  • 左手(ひだりて): left hand
  • 左足(ひだりあし): left foot/leg
  • 左側(ひだりがわ): left side
  • 左折(させつ): left turn (traffic term)
  • 左利(ひだりき)き: left-handed

TRAFFIC NOTE:
In Japan, traffic drives on the left side of the road.

POLITICAL USAGE:
左(ひだり)/左翼(さよく) can mean "left-wing" in political contexts.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:44 · Revised 2026.2.12 13:46
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