横

sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

オウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

よこ

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:15

JLPT:N3

Frequency:480

Vocabulary

オウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
横行	オウコウ	being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
横行	オウギョウ	being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
横線	オウセン	horizontal line
横断	オウダン	crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across; intersecting (e.g. a railway track); crossing (east-west); traversing; travelling across; flying across (e.g. the Pacific); sailing across; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
横断歩道	オウダンホドウ	pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
横	よこ	horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside; next to; unconnected
横	ヨコ	horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside; next to; unconnected
横たわる	よこたわる	to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
横顔	よこがお	profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
横綱	よこづな	yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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imitation, copy, mock

bond, loan, debt

sort, kind, variety, class, genus

approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with

tribute, support, finance

build, posture, pretend