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横 (よこ) — beside | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

横

よこ

N5

noun

Meanings

1beside
2side
3width
4horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
5side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back)
6breadth
7side (of a box, etc.)
8aside

Example sentence

銀行の横に本屋があります。

ぎんこうのよこにほんやがあります。

There is a bookstore beside the bank.

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Kanji in this word

横Sideways, Side, Horizontal15 strokes

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