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JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

sideways
side
horizontal
width
woof
unreasonable
perverse

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
オウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
よこ

Common Words

ヨコ
Noun
Freq #792
1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical)

Examples
母親は赤ん坊をベッドににした。
The mother laid her baby on the bed.
2

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

Examples
道が濡れていたので、車は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

side (of a box, etc.)

Examples
家のはつたで覆われていた。
The side of the house was covered with ivy.
4

beside; aside; next to

Examples
あの人は眼のにほくろがある。
That person has a mole at the side of his eye.
5

unconnected

くびをよこにふる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #3580
1

to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)

Examples
何らかの理由で彼女は首を横に振った
For some reason or another she shook her head.
こたわ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #3757
1

to lie down; to stretch out

Examples
ケイトとは、目をひらいたまま、横たわっていた
Kate was lying with her eyes open.
2

to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

こがお
Noun
Freq #3835
1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side

Examples
その肖像画は美人の横顔を描いている。
The portrait shows the profile of a beautiful woman.
2

(personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

こめ
Noun
Freq #4084
1

sidelong glance

Examples
ジルはジョンを横目で見た。
Jill looked at John sideways.
2

Oft. written as ヨコ目 or y目

short grain (paper)

3

罒, as in 罪, etc.

kanji "net" radical at top

よこになる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4184
1

to lie down (and rest)

Examples
ベティはベッドに横になった
Betty laid herself on the bed.
よこから
Expression
Freq #4487
1

from one's side; from the side (of something)

Examples
車が1台横から割り込んできた。
A car cut in.
2

from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

Examples
横から口を差しはさむな。
Don't cut in with your remarks.
横ぎる
こぎ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6362
1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

Examples
私は彼女が通りを横切るのを見た。
I saw her crossing the street.
こはま
Noun
Freq #8056
1

Yokohama (city)

Examples
私の妹は横浜の近くに住んでいる。
My sister lives near Yokohama.
よこ
Noun
Freq #9825
1

(right at the) side; just beside

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