Meaning of 横断 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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横断JLPT 3
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Kana Readingおうだん
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Romajiōdan
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Word Senses
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- 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
- crossing
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- Parts of speech
- noun or verb acting prenominally
- Meaning
- transverse
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Example Sentences
横断, おうだん used in context
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老婦人は、道路を横断するのを手伝ったことに対して、私に感謝した。
The old lady thanked me for helping her across the road.
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An old woman is walking across the road.
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She helped the old man across.
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She slipped in crossing the road.
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She was hit by a car while she was crossing the street.
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She came off sailing across the Pacific.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
On: ダン
Kun: た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める
11 strokes
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