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横
よこ
N5
noun
Meanings
1
beside
2
side
3
width
4
horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
5
side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back)
6
breadth
7
side (of a box, etc.)
8
aside
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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Mine a sentence — saw 横 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
横
Sideways, Side, Horizontal
15 strokes
More words with
横
横綱
よこづな ·
sumo grand champion
N1
横断
おうだん ·
crossing
N3
横ばい
よこばい ·
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab)
縦横
たてよこ ·
length and breadth
横着
おうちゃく ·
laziness
Full entry on Jisho
横浜
よこはま ·
Yokohama (city)
横断歩道
おうだんほどう ·
pedestrian crossing
横領
おうりょう ·
embezzlement
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