Meaning

Primary

Left Side

Alternative

Left-hand Side

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The left side is the left side. Simple as that.

Reading

ひだりがわ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this is vocab kun'yomi readings. Just take the vocab and add it to to have yourself ひだりがわ.

Context

Context Sentences

このエスカレーターでは、みんな左側に立っていますね。

Everybody stands on the left side on this escalator I guess.

日本は、イギリスと同じで、車は左側通行ですよ。

They drive on the left in Japan the same as they do in England.

私は左側を下にして横になる方が好きです。

I prefer to lie with my left side down.

Kanji Composition