“Diagonal” in Japanese
Short answer
Diagonal in Japanese is “筋交い” (sujikai). Full meaning: diagonal, oblique, brace.
Other ways to say “Diagonal” in Japanese
斜
sha diagonal
対角
taikaku diagonal; opposite angle
はす
hasu diagonal
ダイアゴナル
daiagonaru diagonal
対角線
taikakusen diagonal (line)
斜交い
hasukai aslant, oblique, diagonal, askew, cater-cornered, catty-cornered
すじかい
sujikai diagonal, oblique, brace
斜す
hasu diagonal
斜め
naname slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique; distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
筋交
sujikai diagonal, oblique, brace
筋かい
sujikai diagonal, oblique, brace
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.