Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 横断(おうだん) in Japanese

横断
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
おうだん
Romaji
ōdan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    crossing
    Example sentence
    老婦人は、道路横断する手伝ったことに対して感謝した The old lady thanked me for helping her across the road.
  • Parts of speech
    noun or verb acting prenominally
    Meaning
    transverse
    Example sentence
    老婦人横断している An old woman is walking across the road.

Examples of 横断, おうだん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

15 strokes

sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof

On'Yomi: オウ

Kun'Yomi: よこ

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

On'Yomi: ダン

Kun'Yomi: た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める

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