noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Basic spatial meaning: the direction or side opposite 左. Also used before の, as in 右の, to mean 'right-hand' or 'on the right.'
See also: 左
駅を出たら、右に曲がってください。
After leaving the station, please turn right.
右の棚に資料があります。
The materials are on the shelf on the right.
noun
Can refer elliptically to the right hand, especially when contrasting left and right or in phrases about which hand one uses.
右利きなので、箸は右で持ちます。
Since I am right-handed, I hold chopsticks in my right hand.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
the above; above-mentioned; the foregoing
Formal written use based on vertical writing, where preceding text appears to the right; common in document phrases such as 右のとおり.
通知には「右のとおり決定しました」と書かれていた。
The notice said, "It has been decided as stated above."
noun
the political right; rightist
Political use referring to the right wing or rightist side of an argument; often contrasted with 左.
その法案には右からも左からも批判が出た。
The bill drew criticism from both the right and the left.
noun
the better one; one who surpasses another
Rare as a standalone meaning; most familiar in the fixed phrase 右に出る, meaning to surpass someone.
この分野で彼の右に出る者はいない。
In this field, no one surpasses him.
みぎ is a native Japanese word written with the standard kanji 右, which means 'right.' The deeper historical derivation of the native word is uncertain.