右

音読おんよみ: ウ・ユウ

訓読くんよみ: みぎ

画数かくすう: 5

部首ぶしゅ: 口（くち）

Meaning

Right / Direction / Support

  • 右足みぎあし — right foot
  • 右目みぎめ — right eye
  • 右折うせつ — right turn
  • 右翼うよく — right wing
  • 右端みぎはし — right end / far right
  • 右手みぎて — right hand
  • 右腕うわん（みぎうで） — right-hand; trusted aide
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  • 右みぎに出でる — surpass; outdo
  • 右みぎへ倣ならえ — follow suit; fall in line
  • 右往左往うおうさおう — run around in confusion; mill about
  • 右みぎも左ひだりもわからない — know nothing at all

The kanji “右” is used for the right side or direction. In Japanese, it often appears in words for turns, body parts, and location descriptions — especially in travel and navigation.

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