垂直(すいちょく)

すいちょく
noun, na-adjective
vertical; perpendicular
descriptive
1. vertical; perpendicular
At a right angle to a horizontal surface or to another line.
垂直(すいちょく)に落(お)ちる。
To fall vertically.
この二(ふた)つの線(せん)は垂直(すいちょく)に交(まじ)わる。
These two lines intersect at right angles.
壁(かべ)は地面(じめん)に垂直(すいちょく)に立(た)っている。
The wall stands perpendicular to the ground.

垂直(すいちょく) means vertical (straight up and down) or perpendicular (at a 90-degree angle to something). Can function as a noun or na-adjective.

Forms

  • 垂直(すいちょく)な/の + noun: vertical ~
  • 垂直(すいちょく)に: vertically

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Antonym: 水平(すいへい) (horizontal, level)
Antonym: 平行(へいこう) (parallel)
Compare: 斜(なな)め (diagonal, slanted)
Compare: 垂線(すいせん) (perpendicular line)
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Added 2026.1.16 16:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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