noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
diagonally opposite; catercorner
Describes a location that is diagonally across from something, typically across an intersection or street. Used with の to modify nouns or as a noun itself.
The post office is diagonally opposite the station.
There is a big dog in the house catercorner to ours.
Standard kanji spelling using 斜 for 'diagonal'.
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; はす is often written in kana.
Rare mixed kana-kanji variant with 向い.
Variant with 向い instead of 向かい; less common but seen.
Compound of 斜 (はす, 'diagonal') and 向かい (むかい, 'opposite'). The reading はす is a kun'yomi variant of 斜.