Word details

斜め

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 斜め.

Dictionary

Entry

斜めなのめNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #4413
1

slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique

Examples
えらくご機嫌ななめね、けんか腰にならないで。
Wow, you're really in a bad mood. Don't get scrappy.
2

distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood); amiss; awry

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

diagonal, slanting, oblique

11 strokesFrequency 1,504JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シャ

Kun

なな.めはす

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

13 strokesFrequency 938JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

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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