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Opposed Yellow Sideways 横 オウ よこ Side Horizontal

Kanji
Onyomi オウ
Kunyomi よこ
English sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof
Examples 横(よこ): (1) horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down (2) side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth (3) side (of a box, etc.) (4) beside; aside; next to (5) unconnected
横綱(よこづな): yokozuna (sumo grand champion)
横断(おうだん): (1) crossing (2) transverse
横切る(よこぎる): to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 480
Components 木: tree; wood
黄: yellow
Number of Strokes 15
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 75
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading き・きへん
Traditional Form
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword sideways
Koohii Story 1 A tree went all yellow. It died and fell down, ending up sideways.
Koohii Story 2 In a horrible accident, a yellow schoolbus gets wrapped sideways around a tree.

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq251-500

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