How to say “left hand” in Japanese | 左手 (ひだりて、hidarite)

The Japanese vocabulary「左手 (ひだりて、hidarite)」means “left hand.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	左手
Hiragana	ひだりて
Romaji Reading	hidarite
English Meaning	left hand

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	左ひだり手てで弦げんを押おさえる。
Romaji Reading	Hidarite de gen o osaeru.
English Meaning	I press down the strings with my left hand. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	左手で弦を押さえます。
Romaji Reading	Hidarite de gen o osaemasu.
English Meaning	I press down the strings with my left hand. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	左ひだり手ての指ゆび輪わを外はずす。
Romaji Reading	Hidarite no yubiwa o hazusu.
English Meaning	I’ll remove my left-hand ring. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	左手の指輪を外します。
Romaji Reading	Hidarite no yubiwa o hazushimasu.
English Meaning	I’ll remove my left-hand ring. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	私わたしは左ひだり手てで文字もじを書かく。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa hidarite de moji o kaku.
English Meaning	I write with my left hand. (Plain Form)

「文字もじ」means “letter.” Therefore, the literal translation is “I write letters with my left hand.”

Japanese Sentence	私は左手で文字を書きます。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa hidarite de moji o kakimasu.
English Meaning	I write with my left hand. (Polite Form)

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