ひだりまえ
左前
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead)
Noun
downturn•recession•economic adversity•being in a bad financial situation
Noun
front left•front and left•before and left
Example Sentences
左前に着た着物姿は不吉に見える。
A kimono worn right-over-left looks ominous.
着物を左前に着るのは縁起が悪いとされる。
Wearing a kimono with the right side over the left is considered bad luck.
亡くなった人には着物を左前に着せる習慣がある。
There is a custom of dressing the deceased in a kimono worn right-over-left.
祖母に「着物は左前に着てはいけないよ」と言われた。
My grandmother told me, "You must never wear a kimono right-over-left."
急いでいたので、うっかり着物を左前に着てしまった。
I was in a hurry, so I accidentally put my kimono on the wrong way, right side over left.