Japanese symbol for “expanding”
右肩上がり
みぎかたあがり
Romaji: migikataagari
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
In Japanese, expanding is 右肩上がり, read みぎかたあがり (migikataagari).
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Meanings
- adj-no, exp growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “expanding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 右上がり | みぎあがり migiagari | growing; expanding; soaring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 左右 | さゆう sayuu | left and right; right and left |
| 右手 | みぎて migite | right hand |
| 右翼 | うよく uyoku | right wing |
| 右側 | みぎがわ migigawa | right side; right-hand side |
| 右腕 | みぎうで migiude | right arm |
| 右派 | うは uha | right wing |
| 肩書き | かたがき katagaki | title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company) |
| 肩代わり | かたがわり katagawari | taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
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