Kanji

横

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

オウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

よこ

Nanori (Name Reading)

み, よこ

Common Readings

オウ, よこ

Example sentences

横 よこ
彼は私のすぐ横に座った。

He sat right next to me.

かすめる かすめる
弾丸が耳のすぐ横をかすめた。

The bullet grazed right past my ear.

首を横に振る くびをよこにふる
彼は私の誘いに首を横に振った。

He shook his head at my invitation.

横顔 よこがお
窓の外を眺める彼女の横顔が美しかった

Her profile as she gazed out the window was beautiful.

夜目遠目 よめとおめ
夜目遠目笠の内というが、彼女の横顔は月明かりの中でいっそう美しく見えた。

They say beauty is enhanced by the dark and distance, and her profile looked even more beautiful in the moonlight.

横目 よこめ
彼は長い行列を横目に、店の中へ入っていく。

He walked past the long queue and entered the shop.

横たわる よこたわる
彼は草原に横たわって、空を見上げた。

He lay down in the meadow and looked up at the sky.

むくろ むくろ
戦場には多くの兵士のむくろが横たわっていた。

Many soldiers' bodies lay on the battlefield.

横になる よこになる
少し疲れたので、ベッドで横になった。

I was a little tired, so I lay down on the bed.

長椅子 ながいす
彼はリビングの長椅子で横になっていた。

He was lying down on the sofa in the living room.

Example Vocabulary

横

よこ

side; horizontal; next to

首を横に振る

くびをよこにふる

to shake one's head; to disagree; to refuse

横顔

よこがお

profile; side face

横目

よこめ

side glance; looking askance; ignoring

横たわる

よこたわる

to lie down, to stretch out, to lie across

横になる

よこになる

to lie down; to take a rest

横から

よこから

from the side; meddlingly; chiming in

横切る

よこぎる

to cross; to traverse

真横

まよこ

right beside, right next to, just sideways

横暴

おうぼう

tyranny; high-handedness; oppressive

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