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：2026/01/08
左
Hiragana
ひだり / さ
Prefix
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
物事の左側や、政治的・社会的立場としての「左派」「進歩的」などを表す接頭辞。主に対となる「右」と対比される。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ことばのまえにつき、ひだりがわをあらわす。むかしのやくでは、みぎよりうえ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
表示左边、左侧的（前缀） / （史、政）表示“左的”，相较“右”为上位或更尊
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
表示「左、左側」的前綴。 / （史、政）指左列，位階高於「右」。
Korean Meaning
왼쪽의, 좌측의 / (역사·관제) 좌의, 우(右)보다 상위인
Indonesian
prefiks bermakna 'kiri' atau 'di sisi kiri' / (sejarah/pemerintahan) menandai 'pihak kiri', lebih senior daripada 右 ('kanan')
Vietnamese Meaning
bên trái; ở phía trái / (lịch sử/chính quyền) thuộc "Tả", địa vị/cấp bậc cao hơn "Hữu"
Tagalog Meaning
kaliwa-; sa kaliwang panig / (kas./pamah.) ng kaliwa; mas mataas kaysa sa “kanan”
Sense（1）
to the left; on the left side
Sense（2）
(history, government) of the left
, senior or superior to 右 (u-, “of the right”)
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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to the left; on the left side / (history, government) of the left
, senior or superior to 右 (u-, “of the right”)
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左
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Please turn to the left.
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左に曲がってください。
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