Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
left; left-hand side
left hand
the left (wing); leftist
fondness for alcohol; drinker
left and right; right and left
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
(asserting) control; influence; domination
one's attendants; people accompanying one
(serving at someone's) side
equivocation
left hand
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
Usu. with a negative verb
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
left arm
さわん only
left-handed (baseball pitcher)
left side; left-hand side
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
so; like that
Interjection
that's right; indeed
Interjection
let me see ...
left foot
left leg
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The left side of one’s brain is responsible for logical crafts, like engineering and math.
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