Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 横行(おうこう) in Japanese

横行
Kana Reading
おうこう, おうぎょう
Romaji
ōkō, ōgyō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    walking sideways; staggering; striding
    Example sentence
    学生ひとりによれば中国なお粛清行われ恐怖政治横行しているとのことす。 One student says the purge is still going on in China and terror is widespread.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent

Examples of 横行, おうこう, おうぎょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

15 strokes

sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof

On'Yomi: オウ

Kun'Yomi: よこ

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

going, journey

On'Yomi: コウ, ギョウ, アン

Kun'Yomi: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう

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