Japanese

Noun

左利き ‎(hiragana ひだりきき, romaji hidarikiki, alternative reading ひだりぎき, romaji hidarigiki)

1. the ability to use a left hand better than a right hand; left-handedness
2. a person who can use their left hand better than their right hand; left-handed person
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 229)

     Fidariguiqi. ヒダリギキ (左利き) 左利きの人.

Synonyms

• ぎっちょ ‎(gitcho)
• サウスポー ‎(sausupō)

Related terms

• 右利 (みぎき)き ‎(migikiki, “right-handedness”)
• 左投 (ひだりな)げ ‎(hidarinage, “left-handed pitcher”)
• 左打 (ひだりう)ち ‎(hidariuchi, “left-handed batter”)

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.