斜
斜 — Diagonal
diagonal, slanting, oblique
On’yomiシャ (sha)
Kun’yomiななめ (naname)
Kun’yomiはす (hasu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 斜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斜面 | しゃめん shamen | slope; slanting surface; bevel |
| 傾斜 | けいしゃ keisha | inclination; slant; slope |
| 斜め | ななめ naname | slanting; tilted; sloping |
| 斜体 | しゃたい shatai | oblique type; slanted type; division ring |
| 斜陽 | しゃよう shayou | setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry) |
Study notes
斜 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1504 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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