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Kanji Detail for 横 - "to lie down"

横

  • Meaning

    横 means "to lie down." Also associated with 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.

  • Words using 横

    • 横綱 よこづな Listen yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field
    • 横ばい よこばい Listen sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect)
    • 横断 おうだん Listen crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across
    • 横領 おうりょう Listen embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
    • 縦横 じゅうおう Listen length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise
    • 横手 よこて Listen side; beside; feature of a sword blade
    • 横目 よこめ Listen sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
    • 横断幕 おうだんまく Listen horizontal banner

  • Four-character idioms with 横

    • 縦横無尽 じゅうおうむじん Listen freely; right and left; as one pleases
    • 奇策縦横 きさくじゅうおう Listen ingenious scheme
    • 才気縦横 さいきじゅうおう Listen great wisdom
    • 横行跋扈 おうこうばっこ Listen being rampant; (evildoers) roaming at will
    • 横行闊歩 おうこうかっぽ Listen swaggering
    • 機略縦横 きりゃくじゅうおう Listen very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances

  • Tattoo check: 横

    • Verified meaning: to lie down
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read よこ)
    • Also carries these associations: improper, willful

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 横

    Surnames 横(よこ)Listen

  • 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

  • Onyomi

    tip

    oh(オウ) オウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yoko(よこ) よこ

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to lie down improper willful horizontal sideways brushstroke direction unconventional side width lateral crosswise breadth recline unexpected

Sentences including 横

  • Please go around to the side of the house.

  • Father lay watching tv.

  • We saw him walking across the street.

  • She lies ill in bed.

  • I was seen to cross the street.

  • I lie on my side.

  • A boy is walking across the street.

  • The old man walked across the road carefully.

  • I live in yokohama.

  • Watch out for cars when you cross the street.

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