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ONじゅう

KUNたて

Meanings

verticallengthheightlatitude

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How to remember

This kanji looks like a long thread (糸) hanging straight down, with a person (人) on the right being followed. This suggests something 'vertical' or describing 'length' from top to bottom.

Vocabulary

縦縞たてじま

vertical stripes

縦断じゅうだん

traverse, cross lengthwise

縦長たてなが

vertically long, elongated

縦書きたてがき

vertical writing

縦列駐車じゅうれつちゅうしゃ

parallel parking

Related kanji

横高長幅深列