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縦 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
ジュウじゅう · jū
Kun
たてtate
Meaning
vertical; lengthwise

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

糸 "thread" plus 從 "following in line"; thread running up and down — hence "vertical."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジュウじゅうjū縦横じゅうおう縦断じゅうだん操縦そうじゅう
Kunたてtate縦たて

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 縦横たてよこ

    length and width

  • 縦断じゅうだん

    cutting lengthwise; traversing

More words with this kanji

  • 擒縦きんしょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

紙(かみ)を縦(たて)に半分(はんぶん)に折(お)る。

Fold the paper in half lengthwise.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 糸Map of reading ジュウAll maps

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