noun

  1. wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead).
  2. going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation.
  3. front left, front and left, before and left.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
左前 ひだりまえ

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)
in front, before
まえ ゼン さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ グチ ゴツ
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ