縦横

縦横

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
縦	横
じゅう Grade: 6	おう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) じゅうお​ー [jùúóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) じゅうおー [jùúóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːo̞ː]

Noun

縦横 (hiragana じゅうおう, rōmaji jūō, historical hiragana じゆうわう)

1. length and breadth

Derived terms

• 縦 (じゅう)横 (おう)家 (か) (jūōka)
• 縦 (じゅう)横 (おう)無 (む)礙 (げ) (jūō muge)
• 縦 (じゅう)横 (おう)無 (む)尽 (じん) (jūō mujin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
縦	横
Grade: 6	Grade: 3
Irregular

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) た​てよこ [táꜜtèyòkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠te̞jo̞ko̞]

Alternative forms

• 経緯

Noun

縦横 (hiragana たてよこ, rōmaji tateyoko)

1. length and breadth
2. warp and woof

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN