JLPT N3 · 15 strokes
Kanji 横: "sideways, side, horizontal"
The kanji 横 means "sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read オウ in on'yomi and よこ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よこ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 480 of 2,501 |
Common words with 横
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 横horizontal (as opposed to vertical) · side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
- 首を横に振るsecouer la tête (en signe de refus), dire non de la tête
- 横たわるto lie down; to stretch out · to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
- 横顔profile; face in profile; face seen from the side · (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
- 横目sidelong glance · short grain (paper)
- 横になるs'allonger, se coucher (pour se reposer)
- 横からde côté, sur le flanc · par quelqu'un d'extérieur, sans y être invité (s'immiscer)
- 横切るto cross (e.g. road); to traverse
- 横浜Yokohama (city)
- 真横(right at the) side; just beside
- 横たえるto lay down · to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
- 横暴violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny
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