斜(なな)め

ななめ
noun, no-adjective
diagonal; slant; oblique
descriptive
1. diagonal; slant; oblique
A direction or position that is neither horizontal nor vertical.
斜(なな)めの線(せん)。
A diagonal line.
斜(なな)めに線(せん)を引(ひ)く。
To draw a diagonal line.
絵(え)が斜(なな)めになっているので、直(なお)してください。
The picture is crooked, so please fix it.
2. diagonally across; at an angle
Moving or positioned at an angle.
斜(なな)めに歩(ある)く。
To walk diagonally.
交差点(こうさてん)を斜(なな)めに渡(わた)る。
To cross the intersection diagonally.
彼(かれ)の家(いえ)は駅(えき)の斜(なな)め向(む)かいにある。
His house is diagonally across from the station.

斜(なな)め functions as both a noun and a no-adjective (modifies nouns with の).

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Writing

The kanji 斜(なな) has the on-reading しゃ in compounds like 傾斜(けいしゃ) (slope, inclination).

Related Words

Related: 傾斜(けいしゃ) (slope, inclination)
Compare: まっすぐ (straight; upright, honest)
Compare: 垂直(すいちょく) (vertical)
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Added 2026.1.13 15:25 · Revised 2026.10.5 21:31
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