左 = 工 + 𠂇

左 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “left”. It is built from 工 (craft) and 𠂇 (by one's side). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 81. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: left
RTK frame: 81
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): サ, シャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ひだり
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: левый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 左 left

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 左

How to find 左 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “craft” + “by one's side”. 左 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 左 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.