なな.め
naname
JLPT N111 strokesKanjiLevel 84 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

斜 is the kanji for "Oblique / Diagonal / Slanting". A common reading is なな.め (naname). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Oblique / Diagonal / Slanting

Also : Oblique · Diagonal · Slanting

Readings

kunなな.め/ nanamekunはす/ hasuonしゃ/ sha

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Example Sentences

斜めに走る線が印象的だ。

ななめにはしるせんがいんしょうてきだ。

The diagonal lines are striking.

斜陽に照らされた風景。

しゃようにてらされたふうけい。

The landscape bathed in the setting sun.

Vocabulary using 斜

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