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横

yoko

Description

「横」は、左や右の方向のことです。人や物のすぐそばにあるときにも使います。

"横" means the directions left or right. It is also used when something is right beside a person or object.

「たての反対」という意味もあり、線や体の向きを言うときに便利です。

It also means "the opposite of vertical," useful when talking about lines or body orientation.

Meanings

横yoko

the side; the space beside something

私の横に座ってください。

Please sit next to me.

横yoko

horizontal direction; sideways (opposite of vertical)

この線を横に引いてください。

Please draw this line horizontally.

横yoko

width; the horizontal measurement

この机は横が長いです。

This desk is long on the side.

Related words

縦隣そば右左前

Notes

  • Nuance

    横 means beside/sideways; 隣 stresses next-door adjacency, while そば means simply nearby.

  • Etymology

    also appears in compounds like 横断 (crossing) and 横書き (horizontal writing).

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