左右

• 読み: さゆう
• ローマ字: sayuu
• 漢字の分解: 左 (sa) — left; 右 (yuu) — right
• 発音: /sa.jɯ.ɯ/

意味

Left and right; influence; control. Describes both physical directions and the power to affect outcomes.

A noun with two distinct uses. Literally means 'left and right' as directions. As a する verb (左右する), it means 'to influence' or 'to determine the outcome of.' The figurative meaning is very common in formal writing and news, as in 結果を左右する (to influence the result).

例文

1. 道を渡る前に左右を確認してください。
2. 天気が試合の結果を左右する。
3. 小さな決断が人生を左右することもある。

使い方ガイド

場面: traffic safety, news, decision-making

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 左 (left) and 右 (right). The figurative meaning of 'influence' developed from the idea that something controls which direction events go.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal