Memory phrase for the character: 右


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Meaning

right hand side

Pronunciation

U, YŪ
migi

Explanation

Left: hand ナ/ヨ (Shows a hand ナ with the forearm at the right and three fingers to the left.), right: mouth 口

Mnemonic


 
The hand for the mouth (= you eat with) is the: right.

Radicals

rightA hand ナ or and a mouth 口 in the sense that you eat with your right hand.
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又. The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.
mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

みぎ  right
右翼 うよく  right wing (i.e. in politics)
左右 さゆう  left and right; influence control, domination
右側 みぎがわ  right side

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