Entry
  1. Noun

    (living with) ease and comfort; easy street; life without financial worries

    Idiomatic expression

    宝くじでも当たれば、左うちわで暮らせるだろうに。
    If I win the lottery, I'll be able to live high on the hog.

Also written 左うちわ【ひだりうちわ】

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Characters in this word

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Kun
ひだり
On
シャ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
630 of 2500
Radical
work
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
0a5.20The Kanji Dictionary
4001.1Four corner code
1472deroo
5de6Unicode hex code
1-26-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1455Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1535New Nelson (John Haig)
2974New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3692Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1887Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2567Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
77Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
81Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
477A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
169Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
87Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8720Morohashi
22A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
75Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
75Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18sakade
50Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
21henshall3
39Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
374crowley
36Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.12busy_people
552Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
77Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zuo3Pinyin reading
jwaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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group, association

Kun
かたまりまる.い
On
ダントン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
213 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3s3.3The Kanji Dictionary
6034.0Four corner code
1448deroo
56e3Unicode hex code
1-35-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1027Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
940New Nelson (John Haig)
3053New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3791Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1935Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2628Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
582Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
625Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
172A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
310Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
243Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4703PMorohashi
749A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
491Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
672sakade
421Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
772henshall3
661Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
336crowley
366Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
339Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
589Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tuan2Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
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fan, folding fan

Kun
おうぎ
On
セン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1805 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Used in names as

おうおおぎ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-1-9, 3-4-6SKIP code
4m6.1The Kanji Dictionary
3022.7Four corner code
3053deroo
6247Unicode hex code
1-32-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1823Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2056New Nelson (John Haig)
1950New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2449Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1239Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1704Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1079Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1160Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1442A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1156Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1430Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11743PMorohashi
1492A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1555Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1657Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1333Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1337Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1733Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
845Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1088Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shan4, shan1Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level