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今日の漢字
Grade 3JLPT N3

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

15 strokes · frequency rank #480

On
オウ
Kun
よこ

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. よこhorizontal (as opposed to vertical)1
    • The side of the house was covered with ivy.

    • That person has a mole at the side of his eye.

    • The mother laid her baby on the bed.

  2. よこづなyokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion2
  3. よこばいsidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways3
  4. おうだんcrossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across; intersecting (e.g. a railway track)4
    • He crossed the Pacific Ocean in a sailboat.

    • Take care when you cross the street.

    • They crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

  5. よこてside; beside5
  6. おうぼうviolence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny6
    • His tyrannies were beyond endurance.

    • His friends were uncomfortable with his high-handed attitude.

  7. よこはまYokohama (city)7
    • My sister lives near Yokohama.

    • I was raised in Yokohama.

    • Tokyo is bigger than Yokohama.

  8. よこめsidelong glance8
    • Jill looked at John sideways.

    • She looked at him askance.

  9. おうちゃくlaziness; shirking9
    • Don't be lazy, use the kanji you've been taught.

  10. おうせんhorizontal line10

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