Onyomi: オウ · Kunyomi: よこ · Meanings: horizontal, perverse, side, sideways, unreasonable, width, woof
Kanji for horizontal, perverse, side, sideways, unreasonable
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 横 | よこ | horizontal (as opposed to vertical) | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 横断 | 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) | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 横切る | よこぎる | to cross (e.g. road), to traverse | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 横断歩道 | おうだんほどう | pedestrian crossing, crosswalk | common Noun |
| 横転 | おうてん | toppling sideways, turning sideways, falling over sideways | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 横領 | おうりょう | embezzlement, misappropriation, usurpation | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 横暴 | おうぼう | violence, oppression, high-handedness, tyranny, despotism | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 横目 | よこめ | sidelong glance | common Noun |
| 邪 | よこしま | wicked, evil, wrong, bad | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 横行 | おうこう | being rampant, being widespread, being prevalent | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |