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Kanji Detail for 右 - "right"

右

  • Meaning

    右 means "right." Also associated with to 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).

  • Words using 右

    • 右翼 うよく Listen right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.)
    • 左右 さゆう Listen left and right; right and left; (asserting) control
    • 右派 うは Listen right wing
    • 右手 みぎて Listen right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction
    • 極右 きょくう Listen far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraright
    • 右中間 うちゅうかん Listen between right and center fielders (centre)
    • 右腕 みぎうで Listen right arm; right-hand man; right hand
    • 右側 みぎがわ Listen right side; right-hand side

  • Four-character idioms with 右

    • 右往左往 うおうさおう Listen moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
    • 右顧左眄 うこさべん Listen inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering
    • 左見右見 とみこうみ Listen looking from one place to another; looking in all directions; looking all around
    • 左顧右眄 さこうべん Listen looking right and left or all about; vacillation

  • Tattoo check: 右

    • Verified meaning: right
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すすむ, たすく, みぎ, ゆう)
    • Also carries these associations: to assist

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 右

    Given names 右(すすむ)Listen 右(たすく)Listen 右(ゆう)Listen

    Surnames 右(みぎ)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    u(ウ) ウ

    yuu(ユウ) ユウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    migi(みぎ) みぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    right to assist west conservative help superior upper direction elevated traditional

Sentences including 右

  • 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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