縦横（たてよこ）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: vertical and horizontal
Example sentences
- 紙を縦横に折る。 — I fold the paper both vertically and horizontally.
- 縦横の長さを測る。 — I measure the vertical and horizontal lengths.
Idioms & proverbs containing “縦横”
- 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
- 奇策縦横 (きさくじゅうおう) — ingenious scheme
- 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
- 縦横自在 (じゅうおうじざい) — freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions
- 縦横無礙 (じゅうおうむげ) — being as free as the air; active without any restraint
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