EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 13
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander

    see 右利き

    ティムはまるで左利きのような書き方をする。
    Tim writes as if he were left-handed.
  2. fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker

    see 左党

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Characters in this word

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left

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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profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
き.く
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
203 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かがとしのりりい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
5d2.1The Kanji Dictionary
2290.0Four corner code
2243deroo
5229Unicode hex code
1-45-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
466New Nelson (John Haig)
1114New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
906Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
219A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
436Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
200Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1932Morohashi
596A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
329Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
528sakade
355Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
626henshall3
491Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
180crowley
248Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
189Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
915Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
riKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level