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右 = 口 + 𠂇

右 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “right”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 𠂇 (by one's side). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 82. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
right
RTK frame
82
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ウ, ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みぎ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
правый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
右 right

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 𠂇 by one's side

Characters that contain 右

How to find 右 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “by one's side”. 右 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 右 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.