Illustration: On the floor of a sewing room, two friends measure a rectangular piece of fabric spread completely flat. One holds a measuring strip along its longer edge while the other stretches a second strip along the adjoining shorter edge, meeting at a clear right angle.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

縦たて横よこ

tateyoko

length and width

Example sentences

  1. このテーブルクロスは縦横たてよこ５フィートと３フィートある。

    This tablecloth measures 5 feet by 3 feet.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 京極きょうごくを除のぞいて縦横たてよこ九本きゅうほんずつの大路おおじが通かよっていた。

    There were nine streets vertically and horizontally respectively, except in Kyogoku.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. まず、木材もくざいの支柱しちゅうを縦横たてよこに組くむ。

    First, arrange the wooden supports lengthwise and crosswise.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 縦横

  • 縦vertical; lengthOnジュウKunたて
  • 横sideways; sideOnオウKunよこ

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