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.

OPPOSITE:
左(ひだり): left

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Added 2026.1.9 21:22 · Revised 2026.2.22 10:46
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