右みぎ左ひだり

み

ぎ

ひ

だ

り

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to the two directions or sides; often used when describing orientation, confusion, or looking around.

交こう差さ点てんでは右みぎ左ひだりをよく確かく認にんしてください。
Please check right and left carefully at the intersection.
彼かれは右みぎ左

ひだり

を

見み

ず

に

道どう

路ろ

を

渡わた

っ

た

。

He crossed the road without looking right or left.

左さ右ゆう
左右 is more formal and abstract, often meaning 'left and right' in a broader sense, including influence or control. 右左 is more concrete and directional.

Compound of 右 (みぎ, 'right') and 左 (ひだり, 'left'). The reading is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi of each kanji.