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Kanji Details:

  • Frequency:480
  • Kun: よこ
  • On: オウ
  • Meaning: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof
  • Examples:
    WordReadingMeaning
    よこhorizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside, aside, next to; unconnected
    横綱よこづなyokozuna (sumo grand champion)
    横ばいよこばい, ヨコバイsidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect), jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off, stabilizing
    横断おうだんcrossing; transverse
    横領おうりょうusurpation, embezzlement, misappropriation
    縦横じゅうおう, たてよこlength and width, every direction, warp and woof, right and left, vertically and horizontally, length and breadth
    横目よこめside glance
    横手よこて, よこでside, beside; feature of a sword blade
    横断幕おうだんまくbanner strung across a street
    横暴おうぼうviolence, oppression, high-handedness, tyranny, despotism