右 — kanji meaning “right”
右
right
- Meanings
- right
- On'yomi
- ウ (u)、ユウ (yuu)
- Kun'yomi
- みぎ
- Name readings
- あき、すけ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #602 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- yòu — Chinese character page
Words with 右
| 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 |
| 極右 | きょくう kyokuu | far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraright |
| 右折 | うせつ usetsu | turning to the right; right turn |
| 右端 | みぎはし migihashi | right end; right edge |
| 右往左往 | うおうさおう uousaou | moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that |
| 右中間 | うちゅうかん uchuukan | between right and center fielders (centre) |
| 右舷 | うげん ugen | starboard (right side of vessel) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.