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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N5

602 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: right

Kunyomi: みぎ

Onyomi: ウ, ユウ

Composition: 口

右

Radical

Radical: 口

Reading: くち

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

右折する(うせつする)   turn to the right

右派(うは)   (political) right wing

左右する(さゆうする)   influence, control, command

右(みぎ)   right

右手(みぎて)   right hand, right side

右側(みぎがわ)   right side

Onyomi Examples

右中間 (ウチュウカン) between right and center fielders (centre)

右側 (ミギガワ) right side, right-hand side

極右 (キョクウ) far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraconservative

最右 (サイウ) right-most, rightmost

右筆 (ユウヒツ) private secretary, amanuensis

右文 (ユウブン) respect for literary culture

上下左右 (ジョウゲサユウ) up and down, left and right, top and bottom, left and right

Kunyomi Examples

右 (みぎ) right, right-hand side, right hand, the above (in a piece of vertical writing), above-mentioned, the right (wing), rightist, the better (of two)

右腕 (みぎうで) right arm, right-hand man, right hand, right-hand person, right-handed pitcher

上右 (うえみぎ) upper right (corner)

下右 (したみぎ) lower right (corner)

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