What is the Kanji for "Right"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Right", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Right" is "右".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Migi".

Its onyomi readings are "Yuu" and "U".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "𠂇" means "Cliff" . And The kanji "口" means "Mouth" and can be read as "Ku", "Kuchi", and "Kou".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "右" mean in japanese?

"右" means "Right".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in First Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N5 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

右: "Right". The Japanese noun '右 (みぎ)' refers to the right side or direction. It is used to indicate the right-hand side of something, as opposed to the left. For example: Take a right turn - (右に曲がってください). My right hand - (私の右手).

左右: "Left and right" or "Both sides". The Japanese noun '左右 (さゆう)' refers to the left and right sides or directions. It can be used to describe the two sides of something, or the opposing directions. '左右' often implies considering multiple perspectives or aspects of a situation. For example: I will consider the matter from both sides - (この問題を左右から検討する). The left and right sides of the road - (道路の左右).

右手: "Right hand". The noun '右手 (みぎて)' refers to the right hand, as opposed to the left hand. It is commonly used to describe the dominant hand that most people use for activities requiring dexterity, such as writing, eating or throwing. For example: I write with my right hand - (私は右手で書きます). He shook my right hand - (彼は私の右手を握りました).

右側: "Right". The noun '右側 (みぎがわ)' refers to the right side or right-hand side of something. It is used to indicate the location or position of an object or person in relation to their perspective or the perspective of the observer. For example: She sat on the right side - (彼女は右側に座った). The right side of the room - (部屋の右側).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ゆ" is read as "yu". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". And The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.