漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
右: right
Oracle bone · Shang Bronze · Zhou Small seal · Qin Today
Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Three readings, and the words that use each
ウu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 右折するうせつするturn to the right
- 右派うは(political) right wing
ユウyuu · on'yomi
- 左右するさゆうするinfluence, control, command
みぎmigi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 右みぎright
- 右手みぎてright hand, right side
- 右側みぎがわright side
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)又 (sound) + 口 (meaning)
Originally written as 又 as a phonetic loan in the oracle bone script; in bronze inscriptions, a meaningless 口 component was added as a distinguishing mark.
Source: Wiktionary, 右 (rev. 92490449), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
Connections
Also read ウ
10 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yòu
Same form: 右 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 右 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 右 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yòu most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.