Word Meaning 斜め

ななめ naname

斜め is read as ななめ (naname) and means distorted (feeling).

Meaning

English

distorted (feeling)
slanted (e.g. view of the world)
bad (mood)
amiss
awry
slanting
tilted
sloping

Reading

Kana

ななめ

Romaji

naname

Writing Variants

傾ななめ naname
傾なのめ nanome
斜ななめ naname
斜なのめ nanome
斜めなのめ nanome

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 678 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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斜

ななめ

distorted (feeling)

斜面

しゃめん

slope

斜陽

しゃよう

Shayou

斜体

しゃたい

division ring

傾斜

けいしゃ

inclination

Example Sentences

布を斜めに切ります。

Cut the cloth diagonally.

どうしてご機嫌斜めなの？

Why are you in a bad mood?

彼ね、ご機嫌斜めなのよ。

He is in a bad mood.

布を斜めにカットします。

Cut the cloth diagonally.

彼の発想はいつも斜め上だ。

His ideas always come out of left field.

トムは、ご機嫌斜めなのよ。

Tom is in a bad mood.

トムったら、まだご機嫌斜めなのよ。

Tom is still in a bad mood.

斜視の人は斜めの大鎌で草を刈った。

The cross-eyed person cut the grass with a scythe.

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