横 — kanji meaning “sideways”
横
sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
- Meanings
- sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
- On'yomi
- オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi
- よこ
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #480 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- héng, hèng — Chinese character page
Words with 横
| 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 |
| 横ばい | よこばい yokobai | sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways |
| 横取り | よこどり yokodori | snatching; stealing; seizure |
| 横行 | おうこう oukou | being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent |
| 縦横 | じゅうおう juuou | length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise |
| 横書き | よこがき yokogaki | writing horizontally; horizontal writing |
| 横文字 | よこもじ yokomoji | horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters |
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