# 右 — Right

Frequency rank 490 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 寄 (Draw Near), less common than 周 (Circumference).

- On’yomi: う、ゆう
- Kun’yomi: みぎ
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A narwhal (narwhal) on top with a mouth (mouth) below — the narwhal always speaks up for what's right, using its mouth to declare justice.

In words:

- 右 みぎ — right side
- 左右 さゆう — (1) left and right,(2) influence,control,domination

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