よこ

横

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    horizontal (as opposed to vertical)

    • 母親は赤ん坊をベッドに横にした。
      The mother laid her baby on the bed.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth

    • 道が濡れていたので、車は横にスリップしたにちがいない。
      As the road was wet, the car must have slipped sideways.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    side (of a box, etc.)

    • 家の横はつたで覆われていた。
      The side of the house was covered with ivy.

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    beside, aside, next to

    • あの人は眼の横にほくろがある。
      That person has a mole at the side of his eye.

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    unconnected