Japanese Dictionary

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左右

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
さゆう, そう, さう
Romaji
sayū, sō, sau
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    left and right
    Example sentence
    さん内緒していただくとの約束のもとに前回左右後日談なる駄文お送りしましたが、今回はその後日談です Last time I sent out my humble work, the afterword to "left-right", written on the promise that you'd keep it secret from him, this time it's the afterword to that afterword.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    influence; control; domination
    Example sentence
    怒って左右に振った。 He gave an angry shake of his head.

Examples of 左右, さゆう, そう, さう in a sentence


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