右(みぎ)

みぎ

noun

right

1. right

The direction opposite to left.

右(みぎ)に曲(ま)がる。

To turn right.

右手(みぎて)で書(か)く。

To write with the right hand.

右(みぎ)と左(ひだり)を見(み)てから渡(わた)る。

Look right and left before crossing.

銀行(ぎんこう)はあの建物(たてもの)の右(みぎ)にあります。

The bank is to the right of that building.

この道(みち)をまっすぐ行(い)って、二(ふた)つ目(め)の角(かど)を右(みぎ)に曲(ま)がってください。

Go straight down this road and turn right at the second corner.

右(みぎ) indicates the right direction, opposite of 左(ひだり).

Common expressions

右(みぎ)に曲(ま)がる: to turn right
右(みぎ)を見(み)る: to look right
右(みぎ)から左(ひだり)へ: from right to left (also: in one ear and out the other)

Compounds

右手(みぎて): right hand
右足(みぎあし): right foot/leg
右側(みぎがわ): right side
右折(うせつ): right turn (traffic term)
右利(みぎき)き: right-handed

Political usage

右(みぎ)/右翼(うよく) can mean "right-wing" in political contexts.

Similar words

左(ひだり): left

Related Words

Antonym: 左(ひだり) (left)

Compare: 如上(じょじょう) (as stated above)

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Added 2026.1.9 21:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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