Word Meaning 横薙ぎ

よこなぎ yokonagi

横薙ぎ is read as よこなぎ (yokonagi) and means sweeping sideways.

Meaning

English

sweeping sideways
mowing down

Reading

Kana

よこなぎ

Romaji

yokonagi

Writing Variants

横なぎ よこなぎ yokonagi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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横綱

よこづな

yokozuna (highest rank in sumo)

横

よこ

side (of a box, etc.)

横断

おうだん

cutting horizontally

横手

よこて

feature of a sword blade

横断歩道

おうだんほどう

pedestrian crossing

横線

おうせん

horizontal line

横行

おうこう

being rampant

横書き

よこがき

writing horizontally

横文字

よこもじ

European language

横顔

よこがお

(personal) profile

横切る

よこぎる

to cross (e.g. road)

横道

よこみち

wrong way