Thursday 8 July 2010

Directions #1 - Basic Directions.













 - みぎ - Migi - Right.
 - ひだり - Hidari - Left.
真っ直ぐ - まっすぐ - Massugu - Straight Ahead.

真っ直ぐ行ってください。 - まっすぐいってください。  
Massugu itte kudasai. - Please go straight (ahead.)

左に曲がってください。 - ひだりにまがってください。 
Hidari ni magatte kudasai. - Please turn left.

右に曲がってください。 - みぎにまがってください。
Migi ni magatte kudasai. - Please turn right.

KANJI BREAK DOWN.

= Right.
ON Reading: U, Yuu.
KUN Reading: Migi.

= Left.
ON Reading: Sa, Sha.
KUN Reading: Hidari.

= True, Reality, (Buddhist Sect.)
ON Reading: Shin.
KUN Reading: Ma, Makoto.

= Straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair.
ON Reading: Choku, Jiki, Jika.
KUN Reading: Tadachini, Naosu, Naoru, Naoki, Sugu.

= Bend, Music, Melody, Composition, Pleasure, Injustice, Fault, Curve, Crooked, Perverse, Lean.
ON Reading: Kyoku.
KUN Reading: Magaru, Mageru, Kuma.

Please note:
It is more common to see Massugu written in Hiragana まっすぐ。

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