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横

sideways
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingオウ
Kun readingよこ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. sidewaysRtK
  2. horizontal
  3. perverse
  4. side
  5. unreasonable
  6. width
  7. woof
  1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
  2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back)
  3. breadth
  4. side (of a box, etc.)

Popular Usage

横断

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · yellow · salad · sprout · shoot · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1888

Compound words

横断おうだん
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across; intersecting (e.g. a railway track); crossing (east-west)
横顔よこがお
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch
横綱よこづな
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
横行おうこう
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering
横線おうせん
horizontal line
横着おうちゃく
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
横転おうてん
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
横道よこみち
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
横幅よこはば
breadth; width
横柄おうへい
arrogant; haughty; insolent
横暴おうぼう
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
横目よこめ
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
横領おうりょう
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
専横せんおう
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
縦横じゅうおう
length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; vertical and horizontal; the four cardinal points
横手よこて
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
横浜よこはま
Yokohama (city)
横取りよこどり
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
横書きよこがき
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
横切るよこぎる
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
横文字よこもじ
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
横断幕おうだんまく
horizontal banner
横ばいよこばい
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
横たわるよこたわる
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

Kun Reading Examples

縦横８フィートの部屋の面積は６４平方フィートである。たてよこ
The area of an 8-foot square room is 64 square feet.tatoeba
このテーブルクロスは縦横５フィートと３フィートある。たてよこ
This tablecloth measures 5 feet by 3 feet.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は非常に疲れていたので芝生の上に横になった。
He was so tired that he laid himself on the grass.tatoeba
彼は彼女を残したまま、通りを走って横切った。
He ran across the street, leaving her alone.tatoeba
彼は彼女の横に腰かけた。
He seated himself beside her.tatoeba
彼は彼女のことを考えて何時間も目を覚ましたまま横になっていた。
He lay awake for hours thinking about her.tatoeba
横断型系統的医学研究キャリアパス形成
Formation of Career-Path for Multidisciplinary and Systematic Medical Researchwiki
五島列島から東シナ海を横断するルート。
Route crossing the East China Sea from the Goto Islands.wiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 横

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