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斜

diagonal
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシャ
Kun readingなな.め、はす
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. diagonalRtK
    彼は帽子を斜めにかぶっていた。He wore his hat askew.tatoeba
    彼は斜面をスキーですべりおりることができた。He was able to ski down the slope.tatoeba
  2. slanting
  3. oblique
  1. tilted
  2. sloping

Synonyms

斜め

Popular Usage

傾斜

Radicals and components

Radical斗dipper
Components
How it's built
斜
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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scales · too much · umbrella · potato · small (小) · mmeasuring cup · big dipper · The Plough · drop (丶) · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1791

Compound words

傾斜けいしゃ
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list
斜めななめ
slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique
斜面しゃめん
slope; slanting surface; bevel
斜陽しゃよう
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
斜体しゃたい
oblique type; slanted type; division ring; skew field
斜角しゃかく
bevel
斜視しゃし
strabismus
斜線しゃせん
oblique line
傾斜角けいしゃかく
angle of inclination
傾斜計けいしゃけい
inclinometer
傾斜度けいしゃど
gradient
傾斜面けいしゃめん
inclined plane
斜めにななめに
diagonally
斜め顔ななめがお
(drawing of a) face in three-quarter view
斜角柱しゃかくちゅう
oblique prism

Additional Examples

彼は山のけわしい斜面をじっと見つめ、登るのをやめた。
He stared at the steep slope of the mountain and stopped climbing it.tatoeba
彼は険しい斜面をじっと見た。
He stared at the steep slope.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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