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    3. 斜め

    斜め

    斜ななめ​

    slanting

    N2KMT8News #15+1CoreNoun, Particle, AdjectiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    斜傾

    ななめなのめ

    Noun, Particle, Adjective

    1.
    slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique
    2.
    distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    その絵えは壁かべに斜ななめにかかっている。

    That painting is hanging diagonally on the wall.

    KMT4Daily Life
    彼かれのネクタイが少すこし斜ななめになっていたので直なおしてあげた。

    His tie was a little crooked, so I straightened it for him.

    KMT6Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    彼かれはいつも物もの事ごとを斜ななめに見みる傾けい向こうがある。

    He always tends to look at things askance (with a distorted view).

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    この道みちは緩ゆるやかな斜かためになっていて、歩むきになっていてあるきやすい。

    This road has a gentle slope, making it easy to walk on.

    KMT8Daily LifeNature & Environment
    今きょ日うは気き分ぶんが斜ななめなので、あまり話はなしたくない。

    I'm in a bad mood today, so I don't really want to talk.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    斜
    なな.め・はす…(1)
    diagonal・slanting・oblique
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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