right (direction)
On'yomi (音読み)
- ウ
- ユ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- みぎ
About this kanji
The kanji 「右」 means "right" and is commonly used to indicate direction. It can be read as "みぎ" in native Japanese and has on'yomi readings like "ウ" and "ユ." You will see it in words like "右側" (みぎがわ), which means "right side," "右手" (みぎて), meaning "right hand," and "右折" (うせつ), translating to "right turn." This kanji is straightforward and primarily serves as a noun, but you'll notice it appears in various compound words. When giving directions, remember that "右" helps specify the exact location you need to go to.
Built from
Example sentences
右手をあげて。
Raise your right hand.
Meanings across languages
- English
- right (direction)
- Tiếng Việt
- phải
- 日本語
- 右
- 한국어
- 오른쪽 (방향)
- 中文
- 右（方向）
- id
- kanan (arah)
- th
- ขวา (ทิศทาง)
- es
- derecha (dirección)
- fr
- droite (direction)
- de
- rechts (Richtung)
- pt
- direita (direção)
Common compounds
- 右側みぎがわright side
- 右手みぎてright hand
- 右折うせつright turn
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