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Kanji: 横

KANJI
15 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
よこ
 ON 音 
オウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
Meaning:
Sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(よこ)
beside, side, width
N3
(おうだん)
crossing
N3
(よこぎ)
to cross (e.g. arms), to traverse
N1
(よこづな)
sumo grand champion
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