右

右 (radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 大口 (KR), four-corner 4060₀, composition ⿸𠂇口)

• KangXi: page 173, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3250
• Dae Jaweon: page 385, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 569, character 1
• Unihan data for U+53F3

Historical forms of the character 右
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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”) is a phonetic loan. In other words, the current form is a phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs) : phonetic 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs) + semantic 口.

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-(j/r)a (“right (hand)”).

右

1. right (direction)

   右手  ―  yòushǒu  ―  right hand

2. west; areas to the west
3. (historical) right side as the side of precedence
4. (politics) right-wing
5. A surname​.

• 左 (zuǒ, “left”)

右

1. Original form of 佑 (yòu).
2. Original form of 祐 (yòu).
3. to take sb's side
4. Alternative form of 侑 (yòu).

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. right
2. conservative
3. right-wing, right fielder
4. respect for
5. aid, assist, counsel

• Go-on: う (u, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)^{←いう (iu, historical)}
• Kun: みぎ (migi, 右, Jōyō)
• Nanori: あき (aki); あきら (akira); これ (kore); すけ (suke); たか (taka); たすく (tasuku)

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) みぎ [mìgí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2] general
  • (Tokyo) み​ぎ [míꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1] “the above statement, foregoing”
  • IPA^(key): [mʲiɡʲi]

右 (hiragana みぎ, rōmaji migi)

1. right (direction)
   • 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.

2. (in vertical writing of Japanese, with columns running right to left) the above statement, foregoing
3. (politics) the right wing, a rightist
4. (historical) a superior during in the Chinese Warring States period

   Synonym: 上位 (jōi)

• (right, rightist): 左 (ひだり) (hidari)

The final り (ri) is likely by analogy with its antonym 左 (hidari, “left”).[3]

右 (hiragana みぎり, rōmaji migiri)

1. (archaic) Same as みぎ (migi) above

The “right (direction)” and “respect, esteem, value” senses are from Middle Chinese 右 (MC ɦɨu^X).

The “aid, assist” sense is from Middle Chinese 右 / 佑 (MC ɦɨu^H).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝː]

右 (hiragana ゆう, rōmaji yū, historical hiragana いう)

1. right (direction)
2. respect; esteem; value
3. Alternative form of 佑 (yū, “aid; assist”)

From Middle Chinese 右 (MC ɦɨu^X).

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

• On’yomi: Goon
  • IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝ]

右 (hiragana う, rōmaji u)

1. right (direction)
2. (politics) right-wing
3. (baseball) right fielder

右 • (u)

• Eumhun:
  • Sound (hangeul): 우
  • Name (hangeul): 오른쪽

1. Right (Direction)

1. 左右 (좌우, jwau) left and right
2. 左右하다 (좌우하다, jwauhada) (to) influence
3. 右回轉 (좌우회전, uhoejeon) right turn
4. 右側 (우측, ucheug) right side
5. 右側步行 (우측보행, ucheug bohaeng) (to) walk on the right side

右 (hữu)

1. right (direction)