Question

斜 なな.め、はす 斜面(しゃめん): slope; slanting surface; bevel傾斜(けいしゃ): inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip斜め(ななめ): (1) slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique (2) unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)斜(はす): diagonal S 余: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder斗: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68) 斗 4 (none) diagonal The constellation of libra (meaning " scales" in latin) is diagonal to the handle of the big dipper.

Accepted Answer

シャ diagonal, slanting, oblique 1 1504 11 68 と・とます・ますづくり 形声 Phonetic The main bar of an old-fashioned scale(balance) will be very diagonal if you place a giant measuring cup on one side. 1662

Kanji	斜
Onyomi	シャ
Kunyomi	なな.め、はす
English	diagonal, slanting, oblique
Examples	斜面(しゃめん): slope; slanting surface; bevel 傾斜(けいしゃ): inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip 斜め(ななめ): (1) slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique (2) unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood) 斜(はす): diagonal
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1504
Components	余: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder 斗: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68)
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	斗
Radical Number	68
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	と・とます・ますづくり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	diagonal
Koohii Story 1	The main bar of an old-fashioned scale(balance) will be very diagonal if you place a giant measuring cup on one side.
Koohii Story 2	The constellation of libra (meaning " scales" in latin) is diagonal to the handle of the big dipper.
RTK Index	1662

Diagonal Oblique Slope Big Dipper 斜 シャ なな.め、はす

Diagonal Oblique Slope Big Dipper 斜シャなな.め、はす