Kanji
横
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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 3freq #48015 strokes
Meanings
sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
ES: lateral, lado, horizontal, egoísta, incorrecto, costado
- On
- オウ
- Kun
- よこ
Common 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)
- 横切るよこぎるto cross (e.g. road), to traverse
- 横綱よこづなyokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion
- 横顔よこがおprofile, face in profile, face seen from the side
- 横行おうこうbeing rampant, being widespread, being prevalent
- 横線おうせんhorizontal line
- 横着おうちゃくlaziness, shirking
- 横転おうてんtoppling sideways, turning sideways, falling over sideways
Example sentences
彼は今道を横切っているところだ。
He is crossing the street now.
Él está cruzando la calle ahora.
Tatoeba #107101(opens in a new tab)私は彼女が通りを横切るのを見た。
I saw her crossing the street.
La vi cruzar la calle.
Tatoeba #153486(opens in a new tab)道が濡れていたので、車は横にスリップしたにちがいない。
As the road was wet, the car must have slipped sideways.
Al estar la calle mojada, está claro que los coches derraparían.
Tatoeba #123621(opens in a new tab)道路を横断する時は気を付けなさい。
Take care when you cross the street.
Cruzá la calle con cuidado.
Tatoeba #123501(opens in a new tab)