縦
Meanings
Noun
1. the vertical; height
2. front-to-back; length
3. north-to-south
Noun
No-adjective
4. vertical (relationship); hierarchy
Noun
5. (weaving) warp
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たて
Used in vocabulary
縦割り
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
Noun
縦割行政
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
Noun
縦読み
reading the first character of each line of a horizontally written text (to reveal a hidden word or message); reading acrostically
Noun
Examples7
テーブル
Put the tables end to end.
蟹
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
プール
I swam two pool lengths.
容積
To calculate the capacity, multiply the length by the width by the depth.
この
The size of the carpet is 120 by 160 centimeters.
体積
To calculate the volume, multiply the length by the width by the depth.