斜め (ななめ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

斜め (ななめ) means slant / diagonal / tilted.

See example sentences below.

斜め at a glance

斜め

ななめnaname

N2adj

slant / diagonal / tilted

斜めななめnanameN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

slant / diagonal / tilted

Example 1

看板が斜めに傾いている。

Translation

The signboard is leaning at a slant.

Example 2

彼は斜めからこちらを見ている。

Translation

He is looking at us from an oblique angle.