What does 右 mean?

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How to remember
the meaning of

Meaning portrade through (my made up story)
Look at the top image to the left for a moment. Trying hard to image something you may want to ask what it is. ill tell you its a red hand reaching around a brown cup.

Though its a pretty scary looking hand, im sure you can image it now.

Now let me tell you, this is your hand! you are reaching around this brown cup that you are looking at.

Now to recall what this Kanji actually means just ask yourself, what hand am I using to to reach around this brown cup? looks like the Right hand to me. So when you see this Kanji, recall that you are reaching around for this brown cup with your right hand. So the meaning is Right

Info on the Kanji 右

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "右"

Meaning(s)

right

Reading(s)

onyomi U, YUU
kunyomi migi

Other

stroke count 5
grade 1
jlpt level N5
Example words with 右
WordMeaning
みぎ
migi
right / right hand side / afore-mentioned / foregoing / forgoing / above
みぎした
migishita
right-lower
みぎひだり
migihidari
right and left
みぎうえ
migiue
right-upper
したみぎ
shita migi
lower right
さゆう
sayuu
left and right / influence / control / domination
うえみぎ
ue migi
upper right
づめみぎづめ
migi dume
right justification / aligning to the right
四つみぎよっつ
migi yottsu
hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left
書きみぎかき
migi kaki
writing from right to left
上りみぎうえり
migiue ri
rising diagonally up and to the right / growing / expanding / soaring
中間うちゅうかん
uchuukan
between right and center fielders
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Example Sentences with 右
よ~し、左よ~し・・・、よし。大丈夫。

「これを見て」「え?」「バンパーの側に衝突痕があるわ」

本日乗馬後、馬の手入れをしている時にうっかり足を踏まれた。

彼は小包を脇に抱えている。



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