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[みぎ()]
migi
noun, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 右

noun, no adjective
  1. right; right-hand side
  2. afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above

Definition and Synonyms for 右

Right location near or direction toward the right side
Synonyms: , 右側, 右寄り, 右手
Right i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
Synonyms: , 右側, 右寄り, 右手

Meanings for each kanji in 右

» right

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Position the particular portion of space occupied by something
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 右

Sample Sentences for 右

I turned my steering wheel to the right.
Now turn to your right, a little more, a little more. OK, now lie still on your back.
You have your right sock on wrong side out.
Please turn right.
He moved the desk to the right.

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The stroke order is just to make the drawing/writing easier, you don't necessarily have to follow it, though at the very least you should start from top to bottom and left to right. Starting bottom right with the strokes would be weird and the kanji would most definitely look bad too.

#9 Posted by Yog-Sothoth over 5 years ago

This is an interesting one. The correct order in Chinese starts with horizontal - vertical, just like hidari. And I'm pretty sure I remember the official order being changed in Japan ten or more years ago (correct me if I'm getting confused with some other kanji). 

When inconsistencies like this don't have any obvious historical or other justification, I stick with what I learned for Chinese or what I learned when beginning Japanese. 

#8 Posted by rickdude over 6 years ago

Why does stroke order matter, though?

#7 Posted by Monox D. I-Fly over 6 years ago
Thank you very much. Well Eriko Sato gives different stroke order.
#6 Posted by Adachi over 8 years ago

I double checked it in genki, I appologize, I was wrong

#5 Posted by adam wolf over 8 years ago


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