左手|ひだりてhidarite[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounleft hand
   試ためしに左手ひだりてで書かいてみた。↗

   I tried writing with my left hand.
2. no-adjectiveleft-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
   銀行ぎんこうは病院びょういんの左手ひだりてにあります。↗

   You'll see the bank on the left hand side of the hospital.

• SynonymレフトNeutralNeutral loanword for left field or the left fielder; mainly baseball terminology.
• Synonym左ひだりWrittenWritten/formal prose, read さ: what follows in vertical writing, mostly in the compound 「左記（さき）」. 「左手」 is the left hand or the left-hand side.
• Related左側ひだりがわNeutralNeutral. The left side as a position, as in 「道の左側」; it never means the hand itself.
• Related左方さほうWrittenWritten/formal prose for the left side or direction; also a bugaku classification term. It never refers to the hand; in daily speech say 「左」 or 「左側」.
• Related弓手ゆんでWrittenWritten/formal prose. Originally the left hand that holds the bow, also the left side; pairs with 「馬手（めて）」 and survives in archery contexts. Say 「左手」 in daily speech.
• Related左さWrittenWritten/formal prose, read さ: what follows in vertical writing, mostly in the compound 「左記（さき）」. 「左手」 is the left hand or the left-hand side.
• RelatedレフトハンドNeutralNeutral loanword for the left hand; rare in everyday use, mostly appearing in proper names.
• Antonym右手みぎてNeutralNeutral. The right hand or the right-hand side; the direct opposite of 「左手」.
• Antonym馬手めてWrittenWritten/formal prose: the right hand that holds the sword or reins; pairs with 「弓手」 and stands opposite 「左手」.

Use 「左手」 for the left hand or the left-hand side, as in 「左手に海が見える」. For a side or position say 「左側」; for what follows in vertical writing, 「左記」. The opposite is 「右手」.

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

1. 左側ひだりがわの手て。
2. 左側ひだりがわ、左ひだりの方面ほうめん。