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  2. 左

ひだり

左

N5

left

hidari

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JLPT
N5
Frequency
#1,284

Meanings

  1. 1
    left; left-hand sidenountakes の
  2. 2
    left handnoun
  3. 3
    the left (wing); leftistnoun

JMdict 1290800

In a sentence

左(ひだり)leftに曲(ま)がってturn

Turn left

How it works

に (to) points out the direction the action heads toward — here 左(ひだり) (left). The verb 曲がる(まがる) (turn) shifts to its て (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.

Written with

  • 左left5 strokes

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