横（よこ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: beside / sideways
Example sentences
- 駅の横に新しいコンビニができた。 — A new convenience store opened beside the station.
- 彼は私の横に座った。 — He sat down beside me.
Idioms & proverbs containing “横”
- 才気縦横 (さいきじゅうおう) — great wisdom
- 縦横無尽 (じゅうおうむじん) — freely; right and left; as one pleases
- 横行闊歩 (おうこうかっぽ) — swaggering
- 奇策縦横 (きさくじゅうおう) — ingenious scheme
- 横行跋扈 (おうこうばっこ) — being rampant; (evildoers) roaming at will
- 機略縦横 (きりゃくじゅうおう) — very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “横” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)