レフトrefuto

1. nounleft
2. noun, baseballleft field; left fielder
   レフトが好走こうそうして大だい飛球ひきゅうを捕とった。↗

   The left fielder ran hard and caught the long fly.

• Synonym左ひだりNeutralThe everyday native word for left; use it for directions and positions in normal speech. 「レフト」 is mostly limited to baseball's left field.
• Synonym左手ひだりてNeutralMeans the left hand, and by extension the left side, as in 「左手に見える」. An everyday word; 「レフト」 is mainly a baseball term.
• Synonym左側ひだりがわNeutralRefers to the left side of something, as in 「左側通行」. An everyday word; 「レフト」 is mainly a baseball term.
• Related左翼さよくWrittenA written/formal word for the left wing or left part of something, also the political left; in baseball it can also mean left field.
• Related左方さほうWrittenA written-style word for the left; also a category of bugaku court dance. In everyday speech say 「左」; 「レフト」 is mainly a baseball term.
• Related左翼手さよくしゅWrittenThe formal term for the left fielder in baseball or softball, seen mostly in records and reports; in speech people usually say 「レフト」.
• AntonymライトNeutralThe antonym: right, right field, or the right fielder, opposite to 「レフト」 in both direction and fielding position.

Use 「レフト」 for baseball's left field or left fielder, as in 「レフト前ヒット」. For left in everyday speech say 「左」; the formal term for the left fielder is 「左翼手」. The opposite is 「ライト」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 左ひだり。
2. 左翼手さよくしゅ。
3. 左派さは。左翼さよく。
4. （特とくに）社会主義者しゃかいしゅぎしゃ。共産きょうさん主義者しゅぎしゃ。マルクス=レーニン主義者しゅぎしゃ。