縦 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- ジュウ
- Kun
- たて
- Meaning
- vertical; lengthwise
Origin
糸 "thread" plus 從 "following in line"; thread running up and down — hence "vertical."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジュウ | 縦横・縦断・操縦 |
|---|---|
| たて | 縦 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 縦横たてよこ
length and width
- 縦断じゅうだん
cutting lengthwise; traversing
Example
紙を縦に半分に折る。
Fold the paper in half lengthwise.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)