Word

横

よこ
CommonJLPT N5

Meanings

  1. Noun

    horizontal (as opposed to vertical)

  2. Noun

    side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth

  3. Noun

    side (of a box, etc.)

  4. Noun

    beside; aside; next to

  5. Noun

    unconnected

In Spanish

  1. junto

Other readings
ヨコ

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 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)
  • 母親ははおやは赤あかん坊ぼうをベッドに横よこにした。

    The mother laid her baby on the bed.

    Tatoeba #82787(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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