5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

right

Kun'yomi
  • right ②right hand ③the above (in a piece of vertical writing) ④the right (wing)
On'yomi
  • ユウ
Nanori
  • あき
  • すけ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

みぎ 77.6%
12.8%
ユウ 9.6%

Character Breakdown

right
みぎ ウ ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

right ②right hand ③the above (in a piece of vertical writing) ④the right (wing)
right hand ②right-hand side
left and right ②(asserting) control ③one's attendants ④(serving at someone's) side
right arm ②right-hand man ③right-handed pitcher
right foot ②right leg
right-handedness
right shoulder
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References

Unicode hex code 53F3
JIS X 0208 1-17-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 878
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 700
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2975
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3693
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3250
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 76
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 76
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 19
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 33
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 22
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 38
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 384
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.12
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 277
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 78
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d2.15
Four corner code 4060.0
De Roo Code 1477