Illustration: On a square wooden serving tray in a Japanese home, one long chopstick lies diagonally from near one corner toward the opposite corner. The matching chopstick lies parallel to the tray’s front edge, making the difference in orientation easy to see.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

斜はす

hasu

diagonal

This reading is usually encountered in 斜に構える. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. きゅうりを斜はすに切きってください。

    Please cut the cucumber diagonally.

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  2. 机つくえを斜はすに置おくと、通とおりにくいです。

    If you place the desk at an angle, it’s hard to get past.

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  3. 帽子ぼうしを斜はすにかぶって出でかけた。

    I put my hat on at an angle and went out.

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Kanji in 斜

  • 斜diagonal; slantingOnシャKunななめ・はす

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