Meaning

Primary

Right Side

Alternative

Right-hand Side

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The right side is the right side.

Reading

みぎがわ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is all kun'yomi vocab reading. You should know the reading of the vocab word by now. Also, the reading happens to be the reading you learned with the kanji as well as with the word .

Context

Context Sentences

日本の自動車のハンドルは通常右側にあります。

The steering wheels of Japanese cars are usually on the right side.

コウイチのつくえの右側の引き出しには、塩がたくさん入っています。

There's a lot of salt in the right-hand drawer of Koichi's desk.

心霊写真を撮っちゃったの。ほら。この写真の右側に、その場にはいなかった幼い女の子が写ってるのよ。分かる?

We took a picture of a ghost. Look. There is a little girl who wasn’t there on the right in the picture. Can you see her?

Kanji Composition