横 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- オウおう · ō
- Kun
- よこyoko
- Meaning
- side, horizontal
Stroke order
Origin
木 (wood) + 黄 (sound, yellow) — once a wooden bar laid sideways on a gate; now it means side or horizontal.
Readings and examples
| Onオウおうō | 横断おうだん横領おうりょう専横せんおう |
|---|---|
| Kunよこyoko | 横よこ横顔よこがお横たわるよこたわる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 横道よこみち
side road
- 横顔よこがお
profile (face)
- 横断おうだん
- 縦横たてよこ
- 横柄おうへい
- 横溢おういつ
- 横縞よこじま
- 横木よこぎ
Example
わたしの 横に すわって ください。
Please sit next to me.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)