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Kanji Detail for 横 - "to lie down, improper, willful"

  • Meaning

    横 means "to lie down, improper, willful."

    1. Horizontal - Left-right direction; east-west.

    2. To lie down - To place horizontally.

    3. Brushstroke - One of the basic strokes in calligraphy.

    4. Improper - Not following reason; perverse.

    5. Willful - As one pleases; arbitrary.

    6. Unexpected - Surprising; unforeseen.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sideways; side; horizontal; width; woof; unreasonable; perverse

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    across

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
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