Word details

縦読み

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 縦読み.

Dictionary

Entry

縦読みたてよみNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #109307
1

reading the first character of each line of a horizontally written text (to reveal a hidden word or message); reading acrostically

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward

16 strokesFrequency 1,258JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ジュウ

Kun

たて

read

14 strokesFrequency 618JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ドクトクトウ

Kun

よ.む-よ.み

Nanori

よみ

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