#position words

[petitephilo]

[warau-okami]

People enjoyed the charts for English learners in Japan. Here, as promised, is one for Japanese language learners.

右 みぎ : right, right-hand side

左 ひだり : left, left hand side

横 よこ : horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down

side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth

side (of a box, etc.)

beside, aside, next to

unconnected

側 そば : near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while

隣 となり : next (to), adjoining, adjacent

後ろ うしろ : back, behind, rear

下 した : below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter)

bottom

beneath, underneath

近く ちかく : nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"), close to

上 うえ : above, over, up

中 なか : inside, interior

among, within