Kanji
横
kanji character
sideways
side
horizontal
width
woof
unreasonable
perverse
横 kanji-横 sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
横
Meaning
sideways side horizontal
Readings
Kun'yomi
- よこ horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
- よこ づな yokozuna (highest rank in sumo)
- よこ がお profile
On'yomi
- おう ちゃく laziness
- おう だん crossing (a road, river, etc.)
- おう だんほどう pedestrian crossing
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/15
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Common Words
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横 horizontal (as opposed to vertical), side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width... -
横 綱 yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion, best in its field... -
横 着 laziness, shirking, impudent... -
縦 横 length and breadth, length and width, warp and weft... -
横 断 crossing (a road, river, etc.)... -
横 顔 profile, face in profile, face seen from the side... -
横 書 writing horizontally, horizontal writing -
横 ぎるto cross (e.g. road), to traverse -
横 道 wickedness, evil, iniquity... -
横 ばいsidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways, leafhopper (insect)... -
横 書 きwriting horizontally, horizontal writing -
横 切 るto cross (e.g. road), to traverse -
横 たわるto lie down, to stretch out, to lie ahead (of danger... -
横 取 りsnatching, stealing, seizure... -
横 這 いsidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways, leafhopper (insect)... -
横 文 字 horizontal script (esp. of a European language), European writing, Roman letters... -
横 断 歩 道 pedestrian crossing, crosswalk -
横 領 embezzlement, misappropriation, usurpation -
横 行 being rampant, being widespread, being prevalent... -
横 線 horizontal line -
横 転 toppling sideways, turning sideways, falling over sideways... -
横 暴 violence, oppression, high-handedness... -
横 目 sidelong glance, short grain (paper), kanji "net" radical at top -
横 しまwicked, evil, wrong... -
横 手 side, beside, feature of a sword blade -
横 浜 Yokohama (city) -
横 断 幕 horizontal banner -
横 刀 long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana), tachi, sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down -
横 幅 breadth, width -
横 柄 arrogant, haughty, insolent