Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 斜め(ななめ) in Japanese

斜め, 斜, 傾
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
ななめ, なのめ
Romaji
naname, nanome
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique
    Example sentence
    布を斜めに裁ちなさい。 Cut the cloth in a diagonal direction!
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
    Example sentence
    彼女はご機嫌斜めだ。 She is in a mood.

Examples of 斜め, 斜, 傾, ななめ, なのめ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

斜 JLPT 1

11 strokes

diagonal, slanting, oblique

On'Yomi: シャ

Kun'Yomi: なな.め, はす

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傾 JLPT 2

13 strokes

lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: かたむ.く, かたむ.ける, かたぶ.く, かた.げる, かし.げる

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