右
(みぎ)
“migi”
right
目
(め)
“me”
eye
耳
(みみ)
“mimi”
ear
These form the components for one of the first Japanese tongue-twisters I ever learned:
右目右耳右耳右目
(みぎめみぎみみみぎみみみぎめ)
“migi me migi mimi migi mimi migi me”
right eye, right ear, right ear, right eye
I find it helps me remember “right” in Japanese. When I think of the tongue-twister, my right hand twitches as if to start doing the actions which go with it (pointing to the right eye and right ear).
左右
さゆう
“sayū”
left and right
左
(ひだり)
“hidari”
left
When I twitch my left hand I want to say:
左利き
(ひだりきき)
“hidari kiki”
left-handed
I am left-handed!
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