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斜
slant · diagonal · oblique · askew
N1On: しゃKun: ななめ、はす
Memory Aid
Imagine the left side 斗 as a person leaning heavily, while the right side with its angular strokes looks like a stack of boxes about to topple over. Everything is **slanted**.
'SHA' — imagine SHATTERING glass on a window that's hanging at a **slant**.
Vocabulary
斜めななめdiagonal, slant, crooked
斜線しゃせんdiagonal line, slash
傾斜けいしゃinclination, slope, slant
斜面しゃめんslope, inclined plane
Example Sentences
この絵は少し斜めに掛かっている。
This picture is hanging a little crooked.
彼は道を斜めに横切った。
He crossed the road diagonally.
図面に斜線を追加してください。
Please add a diagonal line to the drawing.
その道は緩やかな傾斜になっている。
That road has a gentle slope.