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ひじゃい【左】 : hijai | define meaning

hijai

Pronunciation: [çid͡ʑai]

Definition

Noun

Left; left-hand side
1. ひじゃいむてぃー【左面】
  hijai mutii
  "Left side"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ひだり【左】 hidari "left".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Hand, left. Feéjeeree".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	左
Kana	ひじゃい
Romanization	hijai
Pronunciation (IPA)	[çid͡ʑai]

意味：ひだり【左】

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左

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). ひじゃい【左】 : hijai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/743/hijai/.