Moto 横: Sideways; Side; HorizontalKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- オウ
- Kun'yomi
- よこ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 235 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (オウ)
- 横断おうだんcrossing; traversing
- 横領おうりょうembezzlement; misappropriation
- 縦横じゅうおうlength and width; length and breadth
- 横断幕おうだんまくhorizontal banner
- 横暴おうぼうviolence; oppression
- 横線おうせんhorizontal line
- 横行おうこうwalking sideways; staggering
- 横転おうてんtoppling sideways; turning sideways
- 横断歩道おうだんほどうpedestrian crossing; crosswalk
- 専横せんおうarbitrariness; despotism
- 横柄おうへいarrogant; haughty
- 横着おうちゃくlaziness; shirking
- 縦横無尽じゅうおうむじんfreely; right and left
- 公金横領こうきんおうりょうmisappropriation of public funds
- 処士横議しょしおうぎwayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens
- 大西洋横断たいせいようおうだんtrans-Atlantic; trans-Atlantic crossing
- 大陸横断たいりくおうだんtranscontinental
- 大陸横断鉄道たいりくおうだんてつどうtranscontinental railroad
- 太平洋横断たいへいようおうだんtrans-Pacific; trans-Pacific crossing
- 奇策縦横きさくじゅうおうingenious scheme
- 専断横行せんだんおうこうprevalence of arbitrariness; rife with arbitrary decisions (acting on one's own authority)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 横よこhorizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
- 横綱よこづなyokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion
- 横ばいよこばいsidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways
- 横手よこてside; beside
- 横目よこめsidelong glance
- 横たえるよこたえるto lay down
- 横たわるよこたわるto lie down; to stretch out
- 横丁よこちょうbystreet; side street
- 横付けよこづけbringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside
- 横倒しよこだおしfalling over; toppling sideways
- 横切るよこぎるto cross (e.g. road); to traverse
- 横取りよこどりsnatching; stealing
- 横向きよこむきturning sideways; landscape orientation
- 横幅よこはばbreadth; width
- 横書きよこがきwriting horizontally; horizontal writing
- 横波よこなみtransverse wave
- 横流しよこながしdiversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market
- 横浜よこはまYokohama (city)
- 横滑りよこすべりsideslip; skid
- 横穴よこあなcave; tunnel
- 横糸よこいとweft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
- 横組みよこぐみhorizontal typesetting
- 横車よこぐるまperverseness; obstinacy
- 横軸よこじくabscissa; horizontal axis
- 横道よこみちbyway; side street
- 横顔よこがおprofile; face in profile
- 真横まよこ(right at the) side; just beside
- ごろりと横になるごろりとよこになるto throw oneself down; to lie down
- へたの横好きへたのよこずきloving something but being very bad at it
- 右横みぎよこright side
- 右横書みぎよこがきwriting horizontally from right to left
- 右横書きみぎよこがきwriting horizontally from right to left
- 大横綱だいよこづなgrand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins
- 学生横綱がくせいよこづなuniversity amateur champion
- 左横ひだりよこleft side
- 左横書ひだりよこがきwriting horizontally from left to right
Other readings
- 横文字よこもじhorizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing
- 下手の横好きへたのよこずきloving something but being very bad at it
- 反復横跳びはんぷくよことび(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
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