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JLPT:N5
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1

Right; the right-hand side or direction.

NounNoun Taking 'の'

Examples

駅はこの通りの右にあります。

The station is on the right side of this street.

車は右側通行の国と左側通行の国がある。

There are countries where traffic drives on the right and others where it drives on the left.

右を見て渡りなさい。

Look to the right before crossing.

2

The right hand (of the body).

Noun

Examples

右手で箸を持って食べます。

I eat holding chopsticks with my right hand.

彼は右が利き手だ。

He is right-handed.

彼女は右に軽いけがをしている。

She has a minor injury on her right side/hand.

3

In certain contexts (e.g., vertical writing), '右' can refer to the item above or previously mentioned; a positional/typographical use.

NounNoun Taking 'の'

Examples

履歴書の縦書きでは、右の欄に基本情報を書く場合がある。

In vertically written resumes, basic information is sometimes written in the right-hand column.

この書類は縦書きなので、右が先に来る。

This document is in vertical format, so the right comes first.

図の右に注釈があるので確認してください。

There are notes to the right of the diagram, so please check them.

4

The political 'right' or right wing; conservative or right-leaning positions/groups.

Noun

Examples

その党は右の立場を取っている。

That party takes a right-wing position.

右派のグループがデモを行った。

A right-wing group held a demonstration.

政治の右・左の対立が強まっている。

The political divide between right and left is intensifying.

5

Used to indicate the better (or the one on the right) of two options; often used when comparing or choosing between two items.

Noun

Examples

二つのデザインでは右の方が評判がいい。

Of the two designs, the one on the right has a better reputation.

写真は左右どちらも良いが、私は右を選ぶ。

Both photos are good, but I choose the one on the right.

二人の候補では右の方が経験が豊富だ。

Between the two candidates, the one on the right has more experience.

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