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右 / 左— Right and Left

右 (right) and 左 (left) are relative position nouns. Like other spatial nouns, they attach to a reference point with the particle の.

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Structure · 形

[Anchor Object] + の + 右／左 (+ に for existence, or 右/左 + に + verb for direction)

Examples · 例文

  • 銀行の右に郵便局があります。

    Ginkou no migi ni yuubinkyoku ga arimasu.

    There is a post office to the right of the bank.

    銀行の右 (the bank's right) + に (place of existence) + 郵便局があります (a post office exists)

  • 次の角を右に曲がってください。

    Tsugi no kado o migi ni magatte kudasai.

    Please turn right at the next corner.

    次の角を (the next corner, path marked by を) + 右に (toward the right) + 曲がってください (please turn)

  • 駅の左にコンビニがあります。

    Eki no hidari ni konbini ga arimasu.

    There is a convenience store to the left of the station.

    駅の左 (the station's left) + に (place of existence) + コンビニがあります (a convenience store exists)

Usage notes · 注意

  • Structural identity: 右/左 behave grammatically just like 上, 下, 中 — they are spatial nouns needing の.
  • Direction of motion: use に to mark the target direction: 右に曲がる (turn to the right).
  • Stroke-order note: 右 and 左 begin differently — 右 starts with the short slanting stroke (ノ) then the horizontal; 左 starts with the horizontal then the slant. (Stroke-order data should be re-validated by Debug/Testing.)

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