斜(はす)

はす
noun, na-adjective
diagonal; oblique; slanting
1. diagonal; oblique; slanting
At an angle that is neither perpendicular nor horizontal. Often used to describe direction, position, or angle of something.
道(みち)を斜(はす)に渡(わた)った。
I crossed the road diagonally.
郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)は駅(えき)の斜(はす)向(む)かいにある。
The post office is diagonally across from the station.
[Note: 斜(はす)向(む)かい is a common compound meaning 'diagonally opposite']
斜(はす)に構(かま)えた態度(たいど)をやめてほしい。
I want you to stop that cynical attitude.
[Note: 斜(はす)に構(かま)える is an idiom meaning 'to be cynical/standoffish']

WRITING: Also written as 斜(なな)め (more common in modern usage). The reading はす is somewhat old-fashioned but still used in set phrases.

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Related: 斜(なな)め (diagonal (common reading))
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Added 2026.1.13 19:53 · Revised 2026.2.3 9:33
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