JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 縦: "vertical, length, height"
The kanji 縦 means "vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュウ in on'yomi and たて 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)
ジュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たて
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 | vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1258 of 2,501 |
Common words with 縦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 縦the vertical; height · front-to-back; length
- 操縦steering; piloting; flying; control · management (of people); handling; manipulation; maneuvering
- 首を縦に振るto nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
- 縦横無尽freely; right and left; as one pleases
- 縦横length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; vertical and horizontal · every direction; all directions
- 縦しんばeven if; even though; if
- 操縦席(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
- 縦長oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
- 操縦桿control column; yoke; joystick
- 縦書きwriting vertically; vertical writing
- 縦ロールringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
- 操縦士pilot
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