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左肩 (ひだりかた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

左ひだり肩かた

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Meanings

1

left shoulder

Refers to the left shoulder of a person or animal. Used in everyday contexts.

彼かれは左ひだり肩かたにバッグをかけている。
He has a bag slung over his left shoulder.

左ひだり肩かたが痛いたいので、病びょう院いんに行いった。

My left shoulder hurts, so I went to the hospital.

Kanji

左left
肩shoulder

Related words

右みぎ肩かた
右肩 means 'right shoulder', the opposite side.
肩かた
肩 is the general word for 'shoulder', without specifying left or right.

Opposites

右みぎ肩かた
右肩 refers to the right shoulder, while 左肩 refers to the left shoulder, the opposite side of the body.

Built from

左ひだり+肩かた

Etymology

Compound of 左 (ひだり, 'left') and 肩 (かた, 'shoulder').