横

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse

Kun'yomi
  • よこ
    		horizontal (as opposed to vertical) ②side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back) ③side (of a box, etc.) ④beside
On'yomi
  • オウ

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

よこ 90.6%
オウ 9.4%

Character Breakdown

sideways, side, horizontal
よこ　オウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
yellow
き　オウ　コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

よこ
横
horizontal (as opposed to vertical) ②side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back) ③side (of a box, etc.) ④beside
よこ
横
　
に
horizontally ②across
よこ
横
がお
顔
profile ②(personal) profile
よこ
横
ど
取
　
り
snatching
よこ
横
はま
浜
Yokohama (city)
よこ
横
ぎ
切
　
る
to cross (e.g. road)
じゅう
縦
おう
横
む
無
じん
尽
freely
よこ
横
　
た
　
わ
　
る
to lie down ②to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.)
よこ
横
づな
綱
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo) ②best in its field
よこ
横
やり
槍
interruption
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References

Unicode hex code 6A2A
JIS X 0208 1-18-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2361
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2854
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1066
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1350
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15484P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 235
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 781
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 795
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 355
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 644
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 255
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 432
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 34
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1111
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1767
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a11.13
Four corner code 4498.6
De Roo Code 1861