Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to lie down, to stretch out.
  2. to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.), to lie in wait.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
横たわる よこたわる

Contained Kanji 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)