1.
to cross, to traverse
To go across something from side to side.
道を横切る。
To cross the road.
猫が庭を横切った。
A cat crossed the yard.
子供が道を横切った。
A child crossed the road.
車が目の前を横切った。
A car cut across right in front of me.
公園を横切って駅に向かった。
I cut across the park and headed for the station.
横切る means to cross or traverse something horizontally, going from one side to the other.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Takes を particle: Xを横切る
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 道を横切る: to cross the road
- 庭を横切る: to cross the yard
- 広場を横切る: to cross the square
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 横切る: to cross (horizontally, from side to side)
- 渡る: to cross (bridge, river, road)
- 越える: to cross over, go beyond (mountains, borders)
- 通る: to pass through
ETYMOLOGY:
横 (side/horizontal) + 切る (to cut) - to 'cut across' something.