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vertical

Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingジュウ

Kun readingたて

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 6

Meanings

verticalRtK
length
warp

the vertical
height
front-to-back
north-to-south

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk 纟variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · accompany · Nelson · column · going (行) · line · horns · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1436

Compound words

縦断じゅうだん

running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally

操縦そうじゅう

steering; piloting; flying; control; operation

縦横じゅうおう

length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; vertical and horizontal; the four cardinal points

縦書きたてがき

writing vertically; vertical writing

vertical column, file

School of Diplomacy (school of thought during the Warring States period in China)

being as free as the air

操縦席音声記録装置そうじゅうせきおんせいきろくそうち

(cockpit) voice recorder

Kun Reading Examples

体積を計算するなら、縦と横と深さを掛ければよい。たて

To calculate the volume, multiply the length by the width by the depth.tatoeba

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

蟹を縦に歩かせることはできない。たて

You cannot make a crab walk straight.tatoeba

プールを縦に二回泳いだ。たて

I swam two pool lengths.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼らに船の操縦法を教えた。

He taught them how to sail ships.tatoeba

彼は操縦士としての自分の技術を大変誇りにしている。

He is very proud of his skill as a pilot.tatoeba

大きな旅客機を操縦するには、長時間の訓練と経験が必要である。

To fly big passenger airliners calls for long training and experience.tatoeba

体積を計算するなら、縦と横と深さを掛ければよい。

To calculate the volume, multiply the length by the width by the depth.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 縦

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