Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Left

Mnemonic

Narwhals do construction with their left hands (or flippers, I guess). That's because all narwhals are left-handed!

Readings

On’yomi

Kun’yomi

ひだり

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

In their left hands, the narwhals all hold saws (). That's because the ice for their homes is already there, so they just need to saw away at them to make the shapes they want. Narwhal construction is actually very simple.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary