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右 means 'right'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 341   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-3    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 4    Beginner lesson: 14   Begins 100 words   Used in 123 words   Used in 881 names   Component in 21 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ウ   ユウ
Kun
   みぎ right
Name    あき   すけ
⿸  𠂇 () ten   mouth  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 右 is used 7 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 右 is used 115 times, read 3 ways.
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ウ : 44 words FIND ALL
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1. right-wing (politics)  (opposite: 左翼)
noun
2. extreme right-wing group  (see also: 右翼団体)
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ユウ : 17 words FIND ALL
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1. left and right
2. influence; control; domination
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みぎ : 54 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. right; right hand side
2. afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above  (see also: 右に同じ)
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An additional 石 less common words include 右 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 22 (originally: 2)  Joy o' Kanji : Key to Kanji: 31 

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ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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