NichiDict

斜め

N2
ななめ
[naname]
Illustration for 斜め

Meanings

1.No-adjAdj-naNoun

slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique

2.No-adjAdj-naNoun

distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood); amiss; awry

Examples

斜め向かいの建物に郵便局がある。

There's a post office in the building diagonally across.

絵が少し斜めになっているようだ。

The picture seems to be slightly tilted.

道路を斜めに横断しないでくださいね。

Please don't cross diagonally.