横 – Vocabulary details

横よこ

Noun

1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down

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

3. side (of a box, etc.)

4. beside; aside; next to

5. unconnected

sideways

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

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

運うん転てん手しゅの横よこに座すわりました。

I sat next to the driver.

舌したの横よこ側がわが痛いたいんです。

The side of my tongue hurts.

トムはメアリーの横よこにしゃがみこんだ。

Tom crouched down beside Mary.

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