縦横

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Alternative spelling
縱橫 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(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(じゅう)横(おう) • (jūō) ^{←じゆうわう (zyuwau)^?}

length and breadth

Derived terms

縦横家(じゅうおうか) (jūōka)
縦横無礙(じゅうおうむげ) (jūō muge)
縦横無尽(じゅうおうむじん) (jūō mujin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
縦	横
たて Grade: 6	よこ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
縱橫 (kyūjitai) 経緯

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たてよこ [táꜜtèyòkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ta̠te̞jo̞ko̞]

Noun

縦(たて)横(よこ) • (tateyoko)

length and breadth
warp and woof

References

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

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