“Oblique” in Japanese
Other ways to say “Oblique” in Japanese
筋交い
sujikai diagonal, oblique, brace
斜交い
hasukai aslant, oblique, diagonal, askew, cater-cornered, catty-cornered
遠まわし
toomawashi roundabout (e.g. expression), indirect (reference, criticism, etc.), oblique
すじかい
sujikai diagonal, oblique, brace
筋交
sujikai diagonal, oblique, brace
斜め
naname slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique; distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
筋かい
sujikai diagonal, oblique, brace
ナナメ
naname slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique; distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
ななめ
naname slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique; distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
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