This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: オウ、よこ
Romaji: ou, yoko
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  480
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-4-11
Korean Reading:  hoeng
Chinese Reading:  heng4
Unicode:  6a2a
JIS:  3223

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1066
Nelson Index: 2361
New Nelson Index: 2854
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a11.13
Four Corner Index: 4498.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 235
Gakken Index: 297
Japanese Names Index: 2301
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15484P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0562
Remembering the kanji Index: 1751
Kanji Flashcards Index: 644
Kodansha Compact Index: 1111
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 255
Kanji in Context Index: 34
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 733
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 979
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1767
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1888
Essential Kanji Index: 470
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1350
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1861
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 355
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 432

Words

(よこ)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside; next to; unconnected
横断 (おうだん)
crossing; transverse
横手 (よこて、よこで)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
横丁 (よこちょう)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
横領 (おうりょう)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
横浜 (よこはま)
Yokohama (city)
横綱 (よこづな)
yokozuna (grand champion)
横切る (よこぎる)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
縦横 (じゅうおう、たてよこ)
length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; longitude and latitude; vertical and horizontal; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases; at will; warp and weft; warp and woof
横穴 (よこあな、おうけつ)
cave; tunnel
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