斜め

ななめ

diagonal, oblique

Also:distorted (feeling)

What does 斜め mean?

斜め is a Japanese noun meaning diagonal, oblique in English. It can also be translated as distorted (feeling) depending on context. It is written as 斜め in kanji, ななめ in hiragana, and naname in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

えらくご機嫌ななめね、けんか腰にならないで。

Wow, you're really in a bad mood. Don't get scrappy.