横
Meanings
Noun
1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
3. side (of a box, etc.)
4. beside; aside; next to
5. unconnected
Kanji used
Pitch accent
よこ
Used in vocabulary
横文字
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
Noun
横滑り
sideslip; skid; sliding sideways; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
Noun
横流し
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
Noun
横並び
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
Noun
Examples27
家
The side of the house was covered with ivy.
母親
The mother laid her baby on the bed.
道
As the road was wet, the car must have slipped sideways.
あの人
That person has a mole at the side of his eye.
私
I put the bag on or beside the chair.
家
Please go around to the side of the house.