右（みぎ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: right
Example sentences
- 銀行は駅を出て右にある。 — The bank is on the right as you leave the station.
- 右をよく見てから道を渡る。 — Look carefully to the right before crossing the street.
Idioms & proverbs containing “右”
- 右往左往 (うおうさおう) — moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
- 右顧左眄 (うこさべん) — inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
- 左顧右眄 (さこうべん) — looking right and left or all about; vacillation
- 左見右見 (とみこうみ) — looking from one place to another; looking in all directions; looking all around
- 右に出る (みぎにでる) — to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
- 右に出るものはない (みぎにでるものはない) — being second to none; being in a league of one's own
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “右” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)