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Japanese symbol for “rightist”

Romaji: migi
right; right-hand side

In Japanese, rightist is , read (migi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n right; right-hand side
  2. n right hand
  3. adj-no, n the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned
  4. n the right (wing); rightist
  5. n the better (of two)

Kanji and stroke order

right
on: ウ、ユウ
kun: みぎ
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さゆう sayuuleft and right; right and left
みぎて migiteright hand
うよく uyokuright wing
みぎがわ migigawaright side; right-hand side
みぎうで migiuderight arm
うは uharight wing

See also: Chinese symbol for “rightist”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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