JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
右 means right. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 5 strokes, read みぎ or う.
右 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 右 | みぎ | right hand side |
右 tends to carry the sound ゆう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 右 | ゆう | right |
| 祐 | ゆう | help |
| 佑 | ゆう | help, assist |
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