Keyword
left
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig81
Readings
さ
(33%)
そ
(16%)
Composed of
by one's side
construction
Used in kanji (5 in total)
assistant
lazy
ellipse
name of a Chinese dynasty
Used in vocabulary (195 in total)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
Examples (192 in total)
It spreads to the left and right with tremendous force.
From the left and right, voices of surprise can be heard.
The man shakes his head left and right again.