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 左 and add it to 側 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