Right

"Right" in Japanese

まっすぐ

massugu

((archaic) straight, not bent — see also straight)

migi

(of direction, opposite of left)

右翼

uyoku

((politics) conservative)

垂直

suichoku

((geometry) of an angle, measuring 90 degrees)

正しい

tadashii

(complying with justice, correct — see also be right)

choku

((geometry) of an angle, measuring 90 degrees)

右に

migi ni

(on the right side)

うん

un

(I have no opinion)

そう

(yes, that is correct; I agree)

でしょう

deshō

(checking agreement)

ne

(checking agreement)

migi

(right, not left, side)

右翼

uyokú

(right-wing politicians and parties)

権利

kenri

(legal or moral entitlement — see also entitlement, privilege, prerogative)

訂正する

teisei suru

(to correct)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.