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右
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right

HSK 1 N4
Abstract →Space
yòu
ウ、ユウ
みぎ
우
Pictograph of a right hand. The 口 (mouth) component was added later to distinguish the character from 又.
Components
又 again+ 口 mouth =
右 right
又 Phonetic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a right hand.
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口
kǒu mouth
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
右
Regular
Modern
Chinese
右 [yòu]
right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)
Japanese
右 みぎ 同音

noun

  1. right; right-hand side
  2. right hand
  3. the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned
  4. the right (wing); rightist
  5. the better (of two)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
２つ目の角を右に曲がりなさい。
Turn right at the second corner.
Japanese Names
右 すすむ
Susumu given name
右 たすく
Tasuku female given name
右 みぎ
Migi surname
右 ゆう
Yū female given name
CHINESE WORDS (105)
左右 [zuǒ​yòu] #2,179
left and right
右边 [yòu​bian] #2,692
right side
右边 [yòu​bian] #2,692
right side
右手 [yòu​shǒu] #4,337
right hand
右侧 [yòu​cè] #10,936
right side
右侧 [yòu​cè] #10,936
right side
右翼 [yòu​yì] #15,252
the right flank
座右铭 [zuò​yòu​míng] #12,724
motto
座右铭 [zuò​yòu​míng] #12,724
motto
右面 [yòu​miàn] #18,580
right side
95 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (150)
⭐ 右手 [みぎて] #1,505
right hand
⭐ 左右 [さゆう] #1,687
left and right
⭐ 右腕 [みぎうで] #3,876
right arm
⭐ 右側 [みぎがわ] #6,435
right side
⭐ 右足 [みぎあし] #6,744
right foot
右肩 [みぎかた] #12,157
right shoulder
右目 [みぎめ] #12,375
right eye
⭐ 右往左往 [うおうさおう] #15,139
moving about in confusion
前後左右 [ぜんごさゆう] #21,026
in all directions
右隣 [みぎどなり] #21,136
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
140 more items
KOREAN WORDS (10)
우측 #7,046
right; right side
우익 #38,917
right wing
극우
the far right; the extreme right; extreme right-winger
우경화
conservative swing; conservative shift
우완
right arm
우왕좌왕
confusion
우파
right; right-wing
전후좌우
all directions; every part
좌우
left and right
좌우명
motto in life