VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

よこ
hepburn yoko

side, beside, horizontal

Part of speech · noun

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. 机の横に立つ。
    I stand beside the desk.
  2. 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

  1. Tatekaki vs yokogaki split?

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