Word Meaning 縦書き

たてがき tategaki

縦書き is read as たてがき (tategaki) and means writing vertically.

Meaning

English

writing vertically
vertical writing

Reading

Kana

たてがき

Romaji

tategaki

Writing Variants

縦書たてがき tategaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 横書き Rank 1171 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縦

たて

(weaving) warp

縦軸

たてじく

connection between past and present

縦横

たてよこ

length and breadth

縦横

じゅうおう

every direction

縦断

じゅうだん

cutting vertically

縦割り

たてわり

dividing vertically

縦横無尽

じゅうおうむじん

freely

縦走

じゅうそう

stretching out (in a longitudinal direction)

縦糸

たていと

(weaving) warp

縦貫

じゅうかん

running through

縦割行政

たてわりぎょうせい

vertically segmented administrative system

縦断的研究

じゅうだんてきけんきゅう

longitudinal study

Example Sentences

縦書きの手紙を久しぶりに読んだ。

たてがきのてがみをひさしぶりによんだ。

i read a vertically written letter for the first time in a long while.