Japanese symbol for “abreast”
横一線
よこいっせん
Romaji: yokoissen
(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row
In Japanese, abreast is 横一線, read よこいっせん (yokoissen).
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Meanings
- adj-no (running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row
- adj-no neck and neck; (almost) equal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “abreast”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轡を並べて | くつわをならべて kutsuwaonarabete | together; abreast; side-by-side |
| 並んで | ならんで narande | alongside; side-by-side; abreast |
| 横に | よこに yokoni | across; crossways; crosswise |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
| 横断 | おうだん oudan | crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across |
| 横浜 | よこはま yokohama | Yokohama (city) |
| 横顔 | よこがお yokogao | profile; face in profile; face seen from the side |
| 横領 | おうりょう ouryou | embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation |
| 横切る | よこぎる yokogiru | to cross (e.g. road); to traverse |
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
See also: Chinese symbol for “abreast”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.