# 右

| 右 | U+53F3, &#21491; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53F3 |
| ← 史 [U+53F2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 叴 → [U+53F4] |

## Translingual
### Han character

右 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 大口 (KR), four-corner 4060$_0$, composition ⿸𠂇口)

#### Derived characters

* 佑 㤑 㳓 𣭊 祐 䧺 若 𠯌 𢙵 槗 𣖻 醢

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 173, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3250
* Dae Jaweon: page 385, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 569, character 1
* Unihan data for U+53F3

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 右 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 絠 | *kɯːʔ |
| 醢 | *qʰɯːʔ |
| 珛 | *qʰʷɯs |
| 栯 | *ɢʷɯʔ, *qʷɯ |
| 有 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 友 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 右 | *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs |
| 宥 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 囿 | *ɢʷɯs, *ɡʷɯ |
| 侑 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 酭 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 姷 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 又 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 佑 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 祐 | *ɢʷɯs |
| 賄 | *qʰʷɯːʔ |
| 蛕 | *qʰʷɯːʔ, *ɡʷɯː |
| 烠 | *ɡʷɯː |
| 倄 | *ɢraːw, *ɢʷɯːʔ |
| 鮪 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 洧 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 痏 | *ɢʷɯʔ |
| 郁 | *qʷɯ |
| 戫 | *qʷɯ |
| 哊 | *ɡʷɯ |
Originally 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “right hand”) in the oracle bone script.
In bronze inscriptions, a 口 (“mouth; speech”) component was added, perhaps with the intention of indicating the use of 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “again”) as a phonetic loan. In other words, the current form is a phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs) and ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): phonetic 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “right hand”) + semantic 口 (“mouth; speech”).

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-(j/r)a (“right (hand)”) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan གཡས (g.yas, “right”), Jingpho hkra (khʒa⁵⁵, “right”), Burmese ယာ (ya), ညာ (nya).
友 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, “be friendly; friend”) is the endoactive derivation of 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ) (Schuessler, 2007).
佑 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “to aid”), 祐 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “(of divinity) to assist; to bless”), 宥 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “to pardon; magnanimous”) are exoactive derivations of 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ) (ibid.).

#### “(politics) right-wing”

    Semantic loan from English right, in turn a semantic loan from French droite.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yòu (you$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): you$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ю (i͡u, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jau$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yiu$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): iu$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yu$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): iou$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): iū
* Eastern Min (BUC): iêu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): iū
    (Teochew, Peng'im): iu$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$yeu
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): iou$^5$ / iou$^4$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): iu$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yòu
*** Wade–Giles: yu$^4$
*** Yale: yòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yow
*** Palladius: ю (ju)
*** Sinological IPA : /joʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: you$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iu
*** Sinological IPA : /iəu²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ю (i͡u, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /iou⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jau$^6$
*** Yale: yauh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jau$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yeo$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐu̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yiu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiu³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: iu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /iu¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yu
*** Hakka Romanization System: iu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯u⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yu
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /iu⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: iou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /iəu⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: iū
*** Sinological IPA : /iu⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: iêu
*** Sinological IPA : /iɛu²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iū
*** Tâi-lô: iū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iu
*** IPA (Xiamen): /iu²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /iu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /iu³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: iu$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /iu³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$yeu
*** MiniDict: yeu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: iou$^5$ / iou$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /i̯əu̯²¹/, /i̯əu̯⁴⁵/
* iou5 - vernacular;
* iou4 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: hjuwX
Rime :
| Character | 右 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 云久切 |
| Baxter | hjuwX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦɨu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦiu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣiəu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦuw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣiu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣĭəu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯ə̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yǒu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jau$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷəʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 右 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yòu |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hjuw$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɢ]ʷəʔ/ |
| English | right hand |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 右 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 15597 |
| Phonetic component | 又 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 有 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷɯʔ/ |

#### Definitions

右
* right (direction)
    右手 ― yòushǒu ― right hand
* (nautical) starboard
    右舷 ― yòuxián ― starboardside
* west; areas to the west
* (historical) right side as the side of precedence
* (politics) right-wing
* (chemistry) dextro-
    右美沙芬 ― yòuměishāfēn ― dextromethorphan
* a surname

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 右 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 右 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 右 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 右 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 右 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 右 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 右 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 右 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 右 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 右 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 右 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 右 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 右 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 右 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 右 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 右 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 右 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 右 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 右 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 右 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 右 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 右 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 右 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 右 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 右 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 右 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 右 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 右 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 右 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 右 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 右 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 右 |
| Jin | Datong | 右 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 右 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 右 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 右 |
| Jin | Linhe | 右 |
| Jin | Jining | 右 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 右 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 右 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 右 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 右 |
| Jin | Handan | 右 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 右 |
| Jin | Suide | 右 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 右 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 正 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 正 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 正 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 正 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 正 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 正 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 正 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 正 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 正 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 正 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 正 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 正 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 正 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 正 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 正 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 正 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 正 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 正 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 正 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 正 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 右 |

##### Antonyms

* 左 (zuǒ, “left”)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yòu (you$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jau$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$yeu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yòu
*** Wade–Giles: yu$^4$
*** Yale: yòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yow
*** Palladius: ю (ju)
*** Sinological IPA : /joʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jau$^6$
*** Yale: yauh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jau$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yeo$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐu̯²²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$yeu
*** MiniDict: yeu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²³/
* Middle Chinese: hjuwH
Rime :
| Character | 右 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 于救切 |
| Baxter | hjuwH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦɨu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦiu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣiəu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦuw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣiu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣĭəu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯ə̯u$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yòu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jau$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷəʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 右 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yòu |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hjuw$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɢ]ʷəʔ-s/ (~ *m-qʷəʔ) |
| English | right hand |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 右 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 15604 |
| Phonetic component | 又 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 宥 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷɯs/ |

#### Definitions

右
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 佑 (yòu, “to assist”).
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 祐 (yòu, “to protect; to bless”).
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to take somebody's side
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 侑 (yòu, “to urge somebody to eat or drink”)

### Compounds

* 不左不右
* 反右運動 / 反右运动 (Fǎnyòu Yùndòng)
* 右丞
* 右側 / 右侧 (yòucè)
* 右側通行 / 右侧通行
* 右傾 / 右倾 (yòuqīng)
* 右列
* 右利
* 右史
* 右地
* 右姓
* 右學 / 右学
* 右師 / 右师 (yòushī)
* 右廣 / 右广
* 右心室 (yòuxīnshì)
* 右心房 (yòuxīnfáng)
* 右戚
* 右手 (yòushǒu)
* 右文
* 右方
* 右族
* 右武
* 右派 (yòupài)
* 右營 / 右营 (Yòuyíng)
* 右相
* 右端
* 右翼 (yòuyì)
* 右翼分子 (yòuyì fènzǐ)
* 右職 / 右职
* 右行
* 右軍 / 右军 (yòujūn)
* 右輔 / 右辅
* 右轉 / 右转 (yòuzhuǎn)
* 右邊 / 右边 (yòubiān)
* 如左右手
* 左來右去 / 左来右去
* 左右 (zuǒyòu)
* 左右兩難 / 左右两难
* 左右前後 / 左右前后
* 左右夾攻 / 左右夹攻
* 左右手 (zuǒyòushǒu)
* 左右支絀 / 左右支绌
* 左右為難 / 左右为难 (zuǒyòuwéinán)
* 左右翼
* 左右袒
* 左右逢源 (zuǒyòuféngyuán)
* 左右開弓 / 左右开弓
* 左圖右史 / 左图右史 (zuǒtúyòushǐ)
* 左宜右有
* 左思右想 (zuǒsīyòuxiǎng)
* 左挈右提
* 左提右挈
* 左擁右抱 / 左拥右抱 (zuǒyōngyòubào)
* 左支右吾
* 左支右絀 / 左支右绌 (zuǒzhīyòuchù)
* 左縈右拂 / 左萦右拂
* 左衝右突 / 左冲右突 (zuǒchōngyòutū)
* 左輔右弼 / 左辅右弼
* 左遮右攩 / 左遮右挡
* 左鄰右舍 / 左邻右舍 (zuǒlínyòushè)
* 左顧右盼 / 左顾右盼 (zuǒgùyòupàn)
* 座右銘 / 座右铭 (zuòyòumíng)
* 江右 (Jiāngyòu)
* 河右
* 無出其右 / 无出其右 (wúchūqíyòu)
* 男左女右 (nánzuǒnǚyòu)
* 硯右 / 砚右
* 豪右
* 車右 / 车右
* 鄰右 / 邻右

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 右(う) (u); 右(ゆう) (yū)
* → Korean: 우(右) (u)
* → Vietnamese: hữu (右)
Others:
* → Bouyei: gvaz (“right”)
* → Lao: ຂວາ (khuā, “right”)
* → Lü: ᦧᦱ (ẋwaa, “right”)
* → Northern Thai: ᨡ᩠ᩅᩣ (“right”)
* → Shan: ၶႂႃ (khwǎa, “right”)
* → Thai: ขวา (kwǎa, “right”)
* → Zhuang: gvaz (“right”)

### References

* “右”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00483

## Japanese
### Kanji

(First grade kyōiku kanji)
* right
* conservative
* right-wing, right fielder
* respect for
* aid, assist, counsel

#### Readings

* Go-on: う (u, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)
* Kun: みぎ (migi, 右, Jōyō)、かく (kaku, 右)、こう (kō, 右)、たすける (tasukeru, 右ける)
* Nanori: あき (aki)、あきら (akira)、これ (kore)、すけ (suke)、たか (taka)、たすく (tasuku)

#### Compounds

* 右(う)往(おう)左(さ)往(おう) (uōsaō)
* 右(う)傾(けい) (ukei)
* 右(う)近(こん) (Ukon)
* 右(う)折(せつ) (usetsu)
* 右(う)大(だい)臣(じん) (Udaijin)
* 右(う)端(たん) (utan)
* 右(う)中(ちゅう)間(かん) (uchūkan)
* 右(う)派(は) (uha)
* 右(う)飛(ひ) (uhi)
* 右(う)辺(へん) (uhen)
* 右(う)翼(よく) (uyoku)
* 右(う)腕(わん) (uwan)
* 右(ゆう)筆(ひつ) (yūhitsu)
* 右(ゆう)文(ぶん) (yūbun)
* 机(き)右(ゆう) (kiyū)
* 極(きょく)右(う) (kyokū)
* 左右(そう) (sō), 左(さ)右(う) (sau)
* 左(さ)右(ゆう) (sayū)
* 座(ざ)右(ゆう) (zayū), 座(ざ)右(う) (zau)
* 左(と)右(かく) (tokaku)
* 右手(めて) (mete)
* 左右(もとこ) (motoko)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 右
* みぎ Grade: 1
* kun'yomi

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みぎ [mìgí] (Heiban – [0]) general
* (Tokyo) みぎ [míꜜgì] (Atamadaka –) “the above statement, foregoing”
* IPA: [mʲiɡʲi]

#### Noun

右(みぎ) • (migi)
* right (direction)
    私(わたし)は右(みぎ)の目(め)が見(み)えない。
       Watashi wa migi no me ga mienai.
       I can't see with my right eye.
** 1999 July 22, “封(ふう)印(いん)されし者(もの)の右(みぎ)足(あし) [Right Leg of the Sealed One]”, in Vol.4, Konami:
    封(ふう)印(いん)された右(みぎ)足(あし)。封(ふう)印(いん)を解(と)くと、無(む)限(げん)の力(ちから)を得(え)られる。
       Fūinsareta migiashi. Fūin o toku to, mugen no chikara o erareru.
       A sealed right leg. Whosoever breaks the seal shall earn infinite power.
* (in vertical writing of Japanese, with columns running right to left) the above statement, foregoing
* (politics) the right wing, a rightist
* (historical) a superior during in the Chinese Warring States period
    Synonym: 上位 (jōi)

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “right, rightist”): 左(ひだり) (hidari, “left”)

##### Derived terms

* 右(みぎ)する (migi suru)
* 右上(みぎあが)り, 右(みぎ)上(あ)がり (migiagari)
* 右上(みぎうえ) (migiue)
* 右腕(みぎうで) (migiude)
* 右側(みぎがわ) (migigawa)
* 右(みぎ)利(き)き (migikiki)
* 右下(みぎした) (migishita)
* 右(みぎ)手(て) (migite)
* 右(みぎ)と言(い)えば左(ひだり) (migi to ieba hidari)
* 右(みぎ)に同(おな)じ (migi ni onaji, “ditto”)
* 右(みぎ)に出(で)る (migi ni deru)
* 右(みぎの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (Migi no Ōimōchigimi)
* 右(みぎの)大臣(おとど) (Migi no Otodo)
* 右(みぎ)左(ひだり) (migihidari)
* 右巻(みぎまき), 右(みぎ)巻(ま)き (migimaki)
* 右(みぎ)も左(ひだり)も分(わ)からない (migi mo hidari mo wakaranai)
* 右様(みぎよう) (migiyō)
* 右(みぎ)四(よ)つ (migiyotsu)
* 回(まわ)れ右(みぎ) (mawaremigi)

##### Proverbs

* 右(みぎ)の耳(みみ)から左(ひだり)の耳(みみ) (migi no mimi kara hidari no mimi)
* 右(みぎ)を見(み)ても左(ひだり)を見(み)ても (migi o mite mo hidari o mite mo)
* 左(ひだり)平(ひら)目(め)に右(みぎ)鰈(かれい) (hidari hirame ni migi karei)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 右
* みぎり Grade: 1
* irregular
The final り (ri) is likely by analogy with its antonym 左 (hidari, “left”).

#### Noun

右(みぎり) • (migiri)
* (archaic) Same as みぎ (migi) above

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 右
* ゆう Grade: 1
* kan'on
The “right (direction)” and “respect, esteem, value” senses are from Middle Chinese 右 (MC hjuwX).
The “aid, assist” sense is from Middle Chinese 右 / 佑 (MC hjuwH).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jɯ̟ː]

#### Affix

右(ゆう) • (yū)
* right (direction)
* respect; esteem; value
* Alternative form of 佑 (yū, “aid; assist”)

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 右
* う Grade: 1
* goon
From Middle Chinese 右 (MC hjuwX).
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɯ̟]

#### Prefix

右(う) • (u-)
* right (direction)
* (politics) right-wing
* (baseball) right fielder
* (history, government) "of the right", junior or subordinate to 左 (sa-, “of the left”)
    右(う)衛(え)門(もん)
       Uemon
       the Gate Guard of the Right
    右(う)大(だい)臣(じん)
       Udaijin
       the Minister of the Right

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology 1
#### Hanja

右 (eumhun 오른쪽 우 (oreunjjok u))
* hanja form of 우 (“right (direction)”)

#### Compounds

* 좌우 (左右, jwau, “left and right”)
* 우측 (右側, ucheuk, “right side”)
* 우측보행 (右側步行, ucheukbohaeng, “to walk on the right side”)
* 남좌여우 (男左女右, namjwayeou, “the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)”)
* 극우 (極右 , geugu, “the far right”)
* 좌우명 (座右銘, jwaumyeong, “maxim; motto, watchword”)

### Etymology 2
#### Hanja

右 (eumhun 도울 우 (doul u))
* hanja form of 우 (“to help; to aid; to assist; to give a hand”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

右: Hán Nôm readings: hữu
* right (direction)