縦横

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
縦 横
じゅう
Grade: 6
おう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

縦横 (hiragana じゅうおう, rōmaji jūō, historical hiragana じゆうわう)

  1. length and breadth
Derived terms
  • 縦 (じゅう)横 (おう)家 (か) (jūōka)
  • 縦 (じゅう)横 (おう)無 (む)礙 (げ) (jūō muge)
  • 縦 (じゅう)横 (おう)無 (む)尽 (じん) (jūō mujin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
縦 横
Grade: 6 Grade: 3
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Alternative forms

Noun

縦横 (hiragana たてよこ, rōmaji tateyoko)

  1. length and breadth
  2. warp and woof

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.