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斜 — diagonal; slanting

斜 means “diagonal; slanting”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: シャ (sha). Kun'yomi: なな(め) (naname). You'll see it in words such as 斜め (naname, “slanting; tilted”).

斜
Stroke order of 斜
Meaning
diagonal; slanting
On'yomi
シャ (sha)
Kun'yomi
なな(め) (naname)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N1 · set Shapes 2

How to remember 斜

Parts: 余 surplus · 斗 ladle

Words with 斜

WordReadingMeaning
斜めななめ naname kunslanting; tilted

Don't confuse it with

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