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Left


Radical Combination


Meaning

Left

Mnemonic

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

Picture a bunch of narwhals constructing an underwater ice village. They're all working away with their left hands.


Reading

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

ひだり

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

In their left hands, the narwhals all hold saws (さ). 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.

If you're right-handed, imagine trying to use these left-handed saws. It flips and flops all over until you drop it. But if you're left-handed it feels just right!


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