noun, takes genitive case の

  1. left side, left-hand side.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
左側 ひだりがわ
左側 さそく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

left
ひだり サ シャ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
side, lean, oppose
かわ ソク そば (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
rule, follow, based on
ソク のり のっと.る (5th, N2)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ