横おう行こう

oukou

to be rampant

Usually describes something harmful. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

また捜査撹乱そうさかくらんを狙ねらって犯行後はんこうごに家屋かおくに火ひを放はなち逃走とうそうする手口てぐちも横行おうこうした。
In addition, criminals often set fire on the building after committing a crime in it to disrupt the investigation.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
江戸時代えどじだいには諸侯しょこうの先祖せんぞを飾かざるため軍記物ぐんきぶつの偽作ぎさくが横行おうこうし、系図けいずが乱みだれた。
In Edo period, forgeries of war tale were common in order to honor ancestors of feudal lords and genealogies were distorted.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
しかし、社会しゃかいの初期資本主義化しょきしほんしゅぎかによって、町人ちょうにん・役人やくにんの生活せいかつが金銭中心きんせんちゅうしんのものとなり、そのために事実じじつとして賄賂わいろが横行おうこうした。
However, due to this early capitalism of their society, the lives of the townspeople and officials became focused on money, and bribes were rampant.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source