Hanamaruhanamaru

ひだり

left

hidari

JLPT
N5
Frequency
#1,284

Meanings

  1. 1
    left; left-hand sidenadj-no
  2. 2
    left handn
  3. 3
    the left (wing); leftistn

JMdict 1290800

In a sentence

ひだりleftまがって曲がってturn

Turn left

How it works

(to) points out the direction the action heads toward — here ひだり (left). The verb 曲がるまがる (turn) shifts to its (te-form) form 曲がってまがって (turn), which here works as a soft instruction (“turn left”), the kind you'd give while pointing the way. Being plain rather than polite, it sounds casual and direct.

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