漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

4Junior high level11 strokesRadical
On
シャ
Kun
なな.め・はす
Meaning
slanting; diagonal

Origin

ORIGIN

斗 "measure" with 余: tilting a measure — slanting, diagonal.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

シャ斜面・斜線・傾斜
ななめ斜め

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 斜面しゃめん

    slope

  • 傾斜けいしゃ

    incline

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

山の斜面に畑がある。

There are fields on the mountain slope.

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