ひだり
左
づま
褄
　
を
と
取
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Archaism.
  1. to become a geisha, to work as a geisha.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひだり
左
づま
褄
　
を
と
取
　
る
 左褄を取る ひだりづまをとる

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)
skirt, (kokuji)
つま (Kentei 1)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
wife, spouse
つま　サイ　ずま (5th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
take, fetch, take up
と.る　シュ　とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)