よこ
yoko
JLPT N315 strokesKanjiLevel 41 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

横 is the kanji for "Sideways". A common reading is よこ (yoko). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Sideways

Also : Side · Horizontal · Width · Woof · Unreasonable · Perverse

Readings

kunよこ/ yokoonおう/ ou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Example Sentences

横断歩道を渡ります。

おうだんほどうをわたります。

I'll cross at the crosswalk.

横になって休んでください。

よこになってやすんでください。

Please lie down and rest.

Vocabulary using 横

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