Kanji

斜

斜

diagonal, slanting, oblique

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

斗部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シャ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ななめ, はす

Common Readings

シャ, なな…め

Example sentences

斜め ななめ
建物を斜めから見る。

Look at the building from an angle.

交差 こうさ
二つの道が斜めに交差している

Two roads intersect diagonally.

斜面 しゃめん
山の急な斜面を滑り降りる。

Sliding down a steep slope of a mountain.

斜め上 ななめうえ
彼の発想はいつも周囲の予想の斜め上を行く。

His ideas always go beyond everyone's expectations.

傾斜 けいしゃ
この道は傾斜が急だ

This road has a steep slope.

緩徐 かんじょ
この山は緩徐な傾斜が続いているため、初心者でも登りやすい。

Since this mountain has a gentle slope, it is relatively easy to climb even for beginners.

斜 はす
彼は道を斜に横切った。

He crossed the road diagonally.

斜に構える しゃにかまえる
彼は注意を受けても斜に構えず、素直に話を聞いた。

Even after he was warned, he did not take a cynical stance and listened honestly.

斜陽 しゃよう
斜陽産業となった今でも、その技術は高く評価されている。

Even now that it has become a declining industry, its technology is highly evaluated.

斜線 しゃせん
該当しない項目には斜線を引いてください。

Please draw a diagonal line through the items that do not apply.

Example Vocabulary

斜め

ななめ

diagonal; slant; angle; off-normal

斜面

しゃめん

slope, incline

斜め上

ななめうえ

diagonally above; beyond expectations

傾斜

けいしゃ

slope, inclination

ご機嫌斜め

ごきげんななめ

斜

はす

diagonal; slanting

斜に構える

しゃにかまえる

to take a cynical, guarded, or indirect attitude

急斜面

きゅうしゃめん

斜陽

しゃよう

setting sun; decline; waning; sunset

斜線

しゃせん

diagonal line; slash

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