左右 (Sayuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “left and right, right and left, (asserting) control, influence”.
Meanings
- nounleft and right; right and left
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb(asserting) control; influence; domination
- nounone's attendants; people accompanying one
- noun(serving at someone's) side
- nounequivocation
Examples
彼は左右を見回した。
He looked around.
船は嵐で左右に揺れた。
The ship rolled from side to side in the storm.
食べ物は健康を左右する。
Food works on our health.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).