Japanese Dictionary

Words

249 words found
  • 横
    JLPT 5
    Kana Reading
    よこ
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Meaning
      horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
      Example sentence
      さらに、横から見ると、前歯は出っ歯の状態にあります。 Moreover, when viewed from the side, the front teeth are protruding.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
      Example sentence
      圭はその問いにギクリとさせられたが、頭を何でもないといいたそうに横に振る。 Kei is startled by that question, but shakes her head as it to say that it's nothing.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      side (of a box, etc.)
      Example sentence
      人込みを体を横にして抜けた。 He edged sideways through the crowd.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      beside; aside; next to
      Example sentence
      横には喧嘩状態の妻が眠っている。 To my side my wife, who I'm presently at odds with, lies sleeping.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      unconnected
      Example sentence
      彼は少し横に詰めて席を空けてあげた。 He squashed up a bit to the side to leave a seat free.
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  • 横断
    JLPT 3
    Kana Reading
    おうだん
    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
      crossing
      Example sentence
      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.
    • Parts of speech
      noun or verb acting prenominally
      Meaning
      transverse
      Example sentence
      老婦人が道を横断している。 An old woman is walking across the road.
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  • 横切る, 横ぎる
    JLPT 3
    Kana Reading
    よこぎる
    Word Senses
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Kanji

13 kanji found
  • 横 JLPT 3

    15 strokes

    sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof

    On'Yomi: オウ

    Kun'Yomi: よこ

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  • 桁

    10 strokes

    beam, girder, spar, unit or column (accounting)

    On'Yomi: コウ

    Kun'Yomi: けた

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  • 恒 JLPT 1

    9 strokes

    constancy, always

    On'Yomi: コウ

    Kun'Yomi: つね, つねに

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