横
よこ
hepburn yoko
side, beside, horizontal
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 机の横に立つ。I stand beside the desk.
- 横になる。I lie down.
Collocations
横 (yoko, side / horizontal)隣 (tonari, next to)横になる (yoko ni naru, lie down)横書き (yokogaki, horizontal writing)縦 (tate, vertical)
Mnemonic
Yoko (横) is "side / horizontal" — paired with tate (縦, vertical). Senses: (1) beside (tsukue no yoko); (2) horizontal (yokogaki); (3) lying down (yoko ni naru). Yoko vs tonari (covered): plain proximity vs same-category. Document orientation: tatekaki (vertical traditional, newspapers, novels) vs yokogaki (horizontal post-Meiji, digital default). Asahi Shimbun print tatekaki; digital yokogaki. Tate-wari names bureaucratic silos. Korean yeop, Chinese pang diverge. JLPT N5 yoko pairs with tatekaki / yokogaki.
Quick check
Tatekaki vs yokogaki split?