右横書き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
右	横	書
みぎ Grade: 1	よこ Grade: 3	か > が Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
右橫書き (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 右 (migi, “right”) +‎ 横書き (yokogaki, “horizontal writing”), itself from 横 (yoko, “horizontal, side, sideways”) + 書き (kaki), the stem noun form of verb 書く (kaku, “to write”). The kaki changes to gaki due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun'yomi
IPA^(key): /miɡi yoko ɡaki/

Noun

右(みぎ)横(よこ)書(が)き • (migi yokogaki)

writing from right to left, such as for Arabic or Hebrew, or for older Japanese signs

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