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横

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • sideways
  • side
  • horizontal
  • width
  • woof
  • unreasonable
  • perverse

On'yomi (音読み)

  • オウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • よこ
Strokes
15
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#477
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
木#75 · tree

Components

Common Words

  • 横よこNoun
    horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
  • 横綱よこづなNoun
    yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion
  • 横ばいよこばいNoun
    sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways
  • 横断おうだんNoun
    crossing (a road, river, etc.), cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town), cutting across
  • 横領おうりょうNoun
    embezzlement, misappropriation, usurpation
  • 縦横じゅうおうNoun
    length and width, length and breadth, lengthwise and crosswise
  • 横手よこてNoun
    side, beside
  • 横目よこめNoun
    sidelong glance

Practice in Kanjiru

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