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左右

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

左右 — “left and right; control, influence”

左右 (read さゆう) means left and right; control, influence. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

さゆう

Meaning

left and right; control, influence

左右 in a sentence

左右さゆうをよく見みて渡わたる。

I look carefully both ways (left and right) and cross.

The kanji in 左右

左left
右right

Words that share a kanji with 左右

左ひだり— left hand side
右みぎ— right hand side

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