Illustration: At a Japanese primary-school activity table, a child holds a pencil in writing position over a blank sheet beneath a writing guide with long horizontal openings.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

横よこ書がき

yokogaki

horizontal writing

Example sentences

  1. 近年きんねんでは五線譜ごせんふと横書よこがき数字譜すうじふが併記へいきされることも多おおい。

    In recent years, musical scores have often included both staff notation and horizontal numerical notation.

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  2. この書類しょるいは横書よこがきで書かいてください。

    Please write this document horizontally.

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  3. この本ほんは横書よこがきなので、読よみやすい。

    This book is easy to read because the text runs horizontally.

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Kanji in 横書

  • 横sideways; sideOnオウKunよこ
  • 書writeOnショKunかく

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