Kanji

横

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
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

  • 彼かれは今いま道みちを横切よこぎっているところだ。

    He is crossing the street now.

    Él está cruzando la calle ahora.

    Tatoeba #107101(opens in a new tab)
  • 私わたしは彼女かのじょが通とおりを横切よこぎるのを見みた。

    I saw her crossing the street.

    La vi cruzar la calle.

    Tatoeba #153486(opens in a new tab)
  • 道みちが濡ぬれていたので、車くるまは横よこ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)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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