noun

  1. diagonally upward.
  2. (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.). Slang. Oft. as 予想の斜め上.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
斜め上 ななめうえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

diagonal, slanting, oblique
なな.め シャ はす (7th, N1)
too much, myself, surplus
ヨ あま.る あんま.り (5th, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree (木) variant
Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper
ト ます トウ (8th, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)