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Kanji Detail for 右 - "right, correct, assist"

  • Meaning

    右 means "right, correct, assist."

    1. Right - The right side; the right direction.

    2. West - The western direction (when facing south).

    3. Superior - Higher position (in ancient China, right was honored).

    4. Help - To assist; to aid (same as 佑).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    right

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    right; west; right-wing

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    right; right-wing

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of 左 (left). All on the right-hand side is called 右. | In directions, west is 右. Such as 山右 is Shanxi. 江右 is Jiangxi. | Interchangeable with 佑 (help). 保佑 was anciently written as 保右. | Ancients considered right as superior. Such as 右文, 右武 means valuing literature or martial arts. Also, noble families are called 右族, powerful families are called 豪右, same meaning.
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Sentences including

  • A little more to the right , so !

  • Take the road on the right.

  • Turn this to the right , and the machine will start.

  • The building to the right of that office is the tokyo building.

  • He looked around.

  • I keep the book at hand.

  • Turn right there.

  • You can see the sea on your right.

  • I saw his car make a turn to the right.

  • Japanese cars are right hand drive.

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