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Kanji Detail for 縦 - "vertical, length, to indulge"

縦

  • Meaning

    縦 means "vertical, length, to indulge."

    1. Vertical - Upright; perpendicular.

    2. Length - The longer dimension; longitude.

    3. Indulge - To allow freely; to permit.

    4. Release - To set free; to let go.

  • Words using 縦

    • 操縦 そうじゅう Listen steering; piloting; flying
    • 縦横 じゅうおう Listen length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise
    • 縦断 じゅうだん Listen running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across
    • 縦書き たてがき Listen writing vertically; vertical writing

  • Four-character idioms with 縦

    • 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
    • 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
    • 縦横無礙 じゅうおうむげ Listen being as free as the air; active without any restraint
    • 縦横自在 じゅうおうじざい Listen freely; right and left; active without any restraint

  • Tattoo check: 縦

    • Verified meaning: vertical, length, to indulge
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read のりお, むねお)

    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 縦

    Surnames 縦(のりお)Listen 縦(むねお)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    vertical; length; height; self-indulgent; wayward

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    indulge in, give free reign to

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 縱|纵[zong4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    juu(ジュウ) ジュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tate(たて) たて

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    vertical length indulge direction do as one pleases follow desires forgive relax release upright depth elevation erect free height perpendicular standing straight

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