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Jiten frequency #655JLPT N3Grade 3Kanken Level 8WaniKani Level 10RTKKLC Volume 5TMW Trainee15 strokes

Meanings

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

On'yomi

オウ

Kun'yomi

よこ

Reading usage

Most common words using this kanji

横(よこ)horizontal (as opposed to vertical) #1529横(よこ)になるto lie down (and rest) #4001横(よこ)たわるto lie down #5380横(よこ)顔(がお)profile #5498横(よこ)にhorizontally #6346横(よこ)目(め)sidelong glance #6409首(くび)を横(よこ)に振(ふ)るto shake one's head (in disagreement) #6473横(よこ)切(ぎ)るto cross (e.g. road) #8477横(よこ)取(ど)りsnatching #9315横(よこ)からfrom one's side #9562横(おう)暴(ぼう)violence #10379真(ま)横(よこ)(right at the) side #12404横(よこ)たえるto lay down #12443横(よこ)浜(はま)Yokohama (city) #13677横(よこ)を向(む)くto look away #16088縦(じゅう)横(おう)無(む)尽(じん)freely #17334横(おう)断(だん)crossing (a road, river, etc.) #19823横(おう)領(りょう)embezzlement #22752横(よこ)向(む)きturning sideways #23091横(おう)柄(へい)arrogant #23872

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