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左さ右ゆう

N3
さゆう sayuu
  1. left and right
  2. influence
  3. control
  4. domination
nounする verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

左右;支配;影响

Examples

  • 彼かれは怒おこって首くびを左さ右ゆうに振ふった。
    He gave an angry shake of his head.
    他生气地左右摇头。
  • 歯はを左さ右ゆうにすり合あわせてください。
    Please grind your teeth from left to right.
    请左右磨动牙齿。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ec257ddb78'); // 左右
{
  "id": "ec257ddb78",
  "word": "左右",
  "reading": "さゆう",
  "romaji": "sayuu",
  "meanings": [
    "left and right",
    "influence",
    "control",
    "domination"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "vs",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1290810,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は怒って首を左右に振った。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{怒|おこ}って{首|くび}を{左右|さゆう}に{振|ふ}った。",
      "en": "He gave an angry shake of his head.",
      "tatoeba_id": 101824
    },
    {
      "ja": "歯を左右にすり合わせてください。",
      "furigana": "{歯|は}を{左右|さゆう}にすり{合|あ}わせてください。",
      "en": "Please grind your teeth from left to right.",
      "tatoeba_id": 150958
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "784400b7c8564a80c5a1e3802f0ca813244452cd8e39acd07e0829581987ea93",
    "meanings": [
      "左右",
      "支配",
      "影响"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は怒って首を左右に振った。",
        "zh": "他生气地左右摇头。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "歯を左右にすり合わせてください。",
        "zh": "请左右磨动牙齿。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/ec257ddb78",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1290810; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "d908465965f80d11c08c13deaaab9e15e0e2bd4419659ff6636f5a478669f3eb"
  }
}