右|みぎmigi[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjectiveright; right-hand side
- nounright hand
- no-adjectivethe above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned
- nounthe right (wing); rightist
- nounthe better (of two)
- Synonym右側みぎがわNeutralThe right-hand side, emphasizing the spatial extent, as in 「右側通行」; 「右」 can also mean the right hand or the above in vertical writing.
- Synonym馬手めてWrittenA written/formal prose word: originally the reins-holding hand, i.e. the right hand; also the right side. Found in classical texts; in kyūdō, the drawing hand. Say 「右手」.
- Related右手みぎてNeutralThe right hand, or the direction on the right, as in 「右手に見える建物」; much used for giving directions and in guides.
- Related右寄りみぎよりNeutralLeans to the right in position or political stance, as in 「右寄りの思想」; expresses a tendency rather than the direction itself.
- Antonym左ひだりNeutralThe opposite of 「右」 in direction: the left side, the left hand, also the political left.
For direction or position, 「右」 is the default choice. Use 「右側」 to emphasize that side, 「右手」 for the hand or when giving directions, and 「右寄り」 for a right-leaning political stance.
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