Vocabulary

What does 左前 (ひだりまえ, hidarimae) mean?

左前 (ひだりまえ, hidarimae) means wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead).

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Readingひだりまえ
Romajihidarimae
Part of speechnoun
ひだりまえ
hidarimae

wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)

  1. 1noun wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
  2. 2noun downturn; recession; economic adversity
  3. 3noun front left; front and left; before and left

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