Memory phrase for the Kanji: 右

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

右 right
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.
口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
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Vocabulary

 右  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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