A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 15 strokes

Sideways ; Side ; Horizontal ; Width ; Woof ; Unreasonable ; Perverse

Readings on: オウ
Kun readings: よこ

横よこ — side

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 横断おうだん — Crossing Word card → Source
• 横顔よこがお — Profile Source
• 横幅よこはば — width Source
• 横道よこみち — Cross-road Source
• 横書よこがき — write horizontally Source
• 横目よこめ — look hijacked, side by side Source