横 is the Japanese kanji for horizontal, sideways, side, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse. It is written with 15 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is よこ and its on reading is オウ.
Stroke order
Words with 横
- 横horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
- 横ばいsidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways
- 横たわるto lie down, to stretch out
- 横たえるto lay down
- 横綱yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion
- 横断crossing (a road, river, etc.), cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town), cutting across
Practice 横 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.