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Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

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Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby yuriythebest1720 » February 13th, 2011 1:54 pm

Right, for the longest time now I could remember migi/hidari but I often forgot which one was left and which one was right, and the answer is to think "Hmm.,." (H=hidari, m=migi), which corresponds to the english left/right. So, any time you forget, just think "Hmm...".

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby bujanr_510675 » February 26th, 2016 3:34 pm

Everyone has a different way to remember it. The way that finally worked for me after many attempts was that "migi" has a 'g' in it, just like "right."

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby thegooseking » March 2nd, 2016 8:02 am

It's always interesting to see what mnemonics people use. For me, it's the number of syllables. Another word for 'left' is 'sinistral', which has three syllables like hidari, while another word for 'right' is 'dextral', which has two syllables like migi :)

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby community.japanese » March 7th, 2016 3:38 am

 さん、
こんにちは。
I agree with you.

小狼 san,
That is also a good idea.

yuriythebest1720 san,
konnichiaw.
Please refer to those ideas.
:D
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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby j.c.s.black_507401 » April 6th, 2016 10:31 pm

great....

thank yu so much....

that iz like the number counter system for time....

i just remember....

negative positive negative positive for pun and fun....

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby community.japanese » April 13th, 2016 11:58 pm

j.c.s.black@hotmail san,
konnichiwa.
Thank you for the post. :)
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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby el.fast_513579 » September 12th, 2016 10:48 am

I always tell my martial arts students: "there is an R in 'hidari', but to confuse us, it's 'left' and not 'right'". Oddly enough, this mnemonic actually helps. :)

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby community.japanese » September 19th, 2016 8:08 am

san,
Konnichiwa. :)
Thank you for your post.
Left is hidari and right is migi..
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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby timlarsson_515627 » February 28th, 2017 1:42 am

I just like the word "migi" better than "hidari", and being right handed makes me connect that easily. Migi just feels right (pun intended) :)

For remembering the Kanji, I have one silly tip (based on traditions from India (I think?)):
Migi - Right - 右 - You put your right hand to your mouth 口 when you eat.
Hidari - Left - 左 - You use your left hand to clean your butt (and エ almost looks like a butt crack).

:P I know it's silly, but it sticks!

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby Kenjhee » March 20th, 2017 8:01 am

I rotate the entire character 90-degrees in my mind (either direction)...

Hidari (左): the radical ⼯ becomes an H, standing for "Hidari".

Migi (右): the radical ⼝ "mouth" stays almost the same (no matter how you turn it), and can stand for migi (i.e. Mouth for Migi). It also resembles the katakana RO for Right (Roll to the Right).

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby j.c.s.black_507401 » March 20th, 2017 9:51 pm

yup there iz also 2 up 3 down for katakana so no tsu n shi

top 2 up

botom 3 down

or tou hokotou nantou south east stuf tou iz toukyo east of fuji

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby community.japanese » March 23rd, 2017 2:27 am

san, Kevinka san, san,
konnichiwa.
Thank you for sharing your study tips.
They are definitely useful for others.
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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby j.c.s.black_507401 » March 26th, 2017 2:32 am

for migi right i think the first stroke in kanji down

so the box iz to put down like you are cary n it to remember that stroke down

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Re: Never confuse Migi/Hidari again!

Postby community.japanese » April 14th, 2017 9:27 am

san,
Konnichiwa.
Yes, the first stroke is from top to bottom. :wink:
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