右 — JLPT N5 Kanji

右 (u/yuu/migi): right. JLPT N5 kanji.

Character Info

Kanji Strokes JLPT Radical Radical Meaning
5 N5 mouth

Readings

Type Reading Romaji Notes
On (音) ウ/ユウ u/yuu Chinese-origin (音読み)
Kun (訓) みぎ migi right

Meanings

  1. right

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English JLPT
みぎ migi right N5
右手 みぎて migite right hand N5
右側 みぎがわ migigawa right side N5
右折 うせつ usetsu right turn N4
左右 さゆう sayuu left and right N4

Stroke Order

  1. Short horizontal-diagonal stroke (hand, ナ-like). 2-3. ナ completion. 4-5. 口 (mouth) at bottom.

Mnemonic

A hand holding food to the mouth (口) — the right hand feeds you.

Common Mistakes

右 (right) vs 左 (left) — 右 has 口 (mouth) at bottom; 左 has 工 (work).