Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1504 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: diagonal, slanting, oblique
Kunyomi: なな.め はす
Onyomi: シャ
Composition: 余 斗
Radical: 斗
Meaning: dipper
斜 (ハス) diagonal
斜面 (シャメン) slope, slanting surface, bevel
急傾斜 (キュウケイシャ) steep slope, steep incline
偏斜 (ヘンシャ) declination, deviation
斜め (ななめ) slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique, distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
斜め上 (ななめうえ) diagonally upward, (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
斜 (はす) diagonal
斜交い (はすかい) aslant, oblique, diagonal, askew, cater-cornered, catty-cornered