Memory phrase for the character: 横

横

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Meaning

side, beside, horizontal, lying down

Pronunciation

Ō
yoko

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: yellow 黄 ([In autumn:] Together 共 the fields 田 turn yellow.)

Mnemonic
 
(Dying trees can be recognized by their yellow foliage and need to be cut down:) Trees that have turned yellow are are laid aside horizontally.

Radicals

木 tree
黄 yellow
共 together




 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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