(よこ)

よこ
noun
side, beside, width
1. side, beside
The area next to something.
Please sit beside me.
(よこ)()
To face sideways.
There's a convenience store beside the station.
Please line up side by side.
(よこ)から()
To look at from the side.
He was standing beside me.
2. width, horizontal
The horizontal dimension.
(よこ)(なが)
It's wide (long horizontally).
How many centimeters is the width of this box?
To draw a horizontal line.
This photo is 30 centimeters wide and 20 centimeters tall.

(よこ) indicates the horizontal dimension or the area beside something.

SENSE 1 - BESIDE/SIDE:

SENSE 2 - HORIZONTAL/WIDTH:

OPPOSITE:
(たて) (vertical, length) ↔ (よこ) (horizontal, width)

COMPOUNDS: