縦 断(じゅうだん)

じゅうだん

noun

traversing lengthwise; running through

1. traversing lengthwise; crossing from end to end

Traveling or extending through something from one end to the other, typically in a north-south direction or along the longer axis.

To traverse the Japanese archipelago from end to end.

The typhoon crossed through Honshu from end to end.

I set off on a trip traversing America from north to south.

横断(おうだん): crossing from side to side; also crossing a street (横断歩道(おうだんほどう), pedestrian crossing).

縦断(じゅうだん) follows the longer axis of the area, so for Japan it means north to south (or the reverse).

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Added 2026.1.31 8:05 · Revised 2026.9.30 2:25

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