The kanji 右 (u) primarily means "right" as in the right side or the direction to the right. It denotes the right hand or the right-hand side of something. It can also imply "right" in the sense of correct or appropriate, though this meaning is less direct than the spatial one.

・On-yomi (音読み): ウ (u) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): みぎ (migi)

⚫︎ 右側 (うがわ) Translation: Right side ⚫︎ 右手 (みぎて) Translation: Right hand ⚫︎ 右折 (うせつ) Translation: Right turn

The kanji 右 (u) is an ideogrammic compound. It originally depicted a right hand (手, te - hand) and the opening of the mouth of a person standing, indicating "assistance." The earliest forms show a hand, sometimes with a line indicating an object being held or something in the hand. The hand symbol then became the character we see today, with the addition of a mouth representing speech or "helping." This visual representation evolved to mean "right" or "the right side."