縦
縦 — Vertical
vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward
On’yomiジュウ (juu)
Kun’yomiたて (tate)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 縦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 操縦 | そうじゅう soujuu | steering; piloting; flying |
| 縦 | たて tate | the vertical; height; front-to-back |
| 縦横 | じゅうおう juuou | length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise |
| 縦書き | たてがき tategaki | writing vertically; vertical writing |
| 縦断 | じゅうだん juudan | running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across |
| 縦横 | たてよこ tateyoko | length and breadth; length and width; warp and weft |
Study notes
縦 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1258 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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