Memory phrase for the Kanji: 横


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Meaning

side, beside, horizontal, lying down

Pronunciation

Ō
yoko

Explanation

Left: tree , right: yellow ([In autumn:] Together the fields turned yellow.)

Mnemonic

Trees that have turned yellow are are laid aside horizontally.

Radicals

tree
yellow
together
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Vocabulary

 横  よこ  beside, side, width
 横断歩道  おうだんほどう  pedestrian crossing
 横浜  よこはま  Yokohama (city close to Tokyo)
 横切る  よこぎる  to cross (e.g. arms), to traverse
 横断  おうだん  crossing
 横綱  よこづな  sumo grand champion

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