縦 – vertical, length, height

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The kanji 縦 means vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュウ (juu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たて (tate). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュウ	juu
Kun’yomi	たて	tate

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: 糸・幺・小・并・疋・彳.

Words using 縦

操縦そうじゅうsteering

Example sentences

ジェット機では不注意な操縦は許されない。

A jet airliner does not admit of careless handling.

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Kanji with the same radical

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