“Cross” or “Transversal” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “横”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “横” means “Orosswise”, “Width” or “Horizontal (as opposed to vertical)” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “横”
Jouyou Kanji “横” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 15 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | おう(ou) |
| こう(kou) | |
| Kun-Yomi | よこ(yoko), よこ(たわる)(yoko(tawaru)) |
| Meanings | Side, Right-Left, East-West |
| Lie down, Lay down | |
| Selfish, Evil |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “横”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 横溢(おういつ-o u i tsu) | Be full of, Overflowing, Inundation |
| 横臥(おうが-o u ga) | Lying on one’s side, Recumbency |
| 横隔膜(おうかくまく-o u ka ku ma ku) | Diaphragm |
| 横行(おうこう-o u ko u) | ① Being rampant, Being widespread, Being prevalent, ② Walking sideways, Traverse motion, Transversal |
| 横行闊歩(おうこうかっぽ-o u ko u ka ppo) | Swagger, Prance, Strut |
| 横死(おうし-o u shi) | Violent (tragic or accidental) death, Dog’s death |
| 横恣(おうし-o u shi) | Self-indulgence, Egotism, Egoism |
| 横隊(おうたい-o u ta i) | Line formation |
| 横断(おうだん-o u da n) | Cross, Across, Traverse, Travelling across, Cutting horizontally, Sectioning laterally |
| 横着(おうちゃく-o u cha ku) | Cunning, Cheeky, Laziness, Indolence, Dishonesty |
| 横転(おうてん-o u te n) | ① Toppling sideways, Turning sideways, Falling over sideways, ② Barrel roll |
| 横道(おうどう-o u do u) | ① Side street, Byway, Side street, Cross street, ② Wrong way, Digression, Wickedness, Evil, Iniquity, Wrongness |
| 横柄(おうへい-o u he i) | Arrogant, Haughty, Insolence |
| 横暴(おうぼう-o u bo u) | Violence, Oppression, High-handedness, Tyranny, Despotism |
| 横領(おうりょう-o u ryo u) | Embezzlement, Misappropriation, Usurpation |
| 横糸(よこいと-yo ko i to) | Woof, Pick, Weft, Filling |
| 横顔(よこがお-yo ko ga o) | Profile, Face in profile, Face seen from the side |
| 横書き(よこがき-yo ko ga ki) | Writing horizontally, Horizontal writing |
| 横紙破り(よこがみやぶり-yo ko ga mi ya bu ri) | Acting illogically, Attempting the impossible |
| 横車(よこぐるま-yo ko gu ru ma) | ① Perverseness, Obstinacy, Something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side), ② Side wheel throw (judo) |
| 横座(よこざ-yo ko za) | ① Precedency, Senior seat, ② Seat on the side, ③ The seat in front of the hearth where the head of the household sits |
| 横様(よこざま-yo ko za ma) | Wickedness, Sideways, Unreasonable |
| 横好き(よこずき-yo ko zu ki) | Being very enthusiastic about something but not being good at it |
| 横綱(よこづな-yo ko du na) | ① Yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), Grand champion, ② Best in its field |
| 横手(よこて-yo ko te) | Side, Beside, Transverse |
| 横取り(よこどり-yo ko do ri) | Snatching, Stealing, Seizure, Usurpation |
| 横流し(よこながし-yo ko na ga shi) | Diversion into illegal channels, Putting on the black market, Selling through illegal channels |
| 横殴り(よこなぐり-yo ko na gu ri) | ① Striking on the side, Side blow, ② Slanting (rain, snow etc) |
| 横這い(よこばい-yo ko ba i) | ① Sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), Crawling sideways, ② Levelling off (of prices etc), Stabilizing, ③ Leafhopper (insect), ④ Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) |
| 横腹(よこばら-yo ko ba ra) | Side of the chest, Flank |
| 横笛(よこぶえ-yo ko bu e) | Transverse flute |
| 横目(よこめ-yo ko me) | Sidelong glance |
| 横文字(よこもじ-yo ko mo ji) | Western language, Foreign writings |
| 横槍(よこやり-yo ko ya ri) | Interruption, Interference, Butting in |
| 横恋慕(よこれんぼ-yo ko re n bo) | Illicit love |
| 縦横(じゅうおう-ju u o u) | ① Length and width, Length and breadth, Lengthwise and crosswise, Vertical and horizontal, ② Every direction, All directions, ③ As one wishes, As one pleases, At will |
| 専横(せんおう-se n o u) | Arbitrary, Despotic, Tyrannical, High-handed |
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