ChiramiN5 kanji · 5 strokes
右 means right
右
ナ a hand · 口 mouth
右Memory trick
A hand (ナ) bringing food to the mouth (口): right, the hand you eat with.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- right
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) みぎ migi
みぎ (migi) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ウ u
ウ (u) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ユウ yuu
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Common word
右手 みぎて · migite
right hand
Built from
- 丿 a sweeping stroke
- 一 one
- 口 mouth
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Quick check
What does 右 mean?
Right: 右 means right.Not quite: 右 means right.In 右手, which reading does 右 use?
Right. 右手 is read みぎて (migite): 右 takes みぎ, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 右手 is read みぎて (migite): 右 takes みぎ, its Japanese reading.