| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 横 | よこ | horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside, aside, next to; unconnected |
| 横綱 | よこづな | yokozuna (sumo grand champion) |
| 横ばい | よこばい, ヨコバイ | sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect), jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off, stabilizing |
| 横断 | おうだん | crossing; transverse |
| 横領 | おうりょう | usurpation, embezzlement, misappropriation |
| 縦横 | じゅうおう, たてよこ | length and width, every direction, warp and woof, right and left, vertically and horizontally, length and breadth |
| 横目 | よこめ | side glance |
| 横手 | よこて, よこで | side, beside; feature of a sword blade |
| 横断幕 | おうだんまく | banner strung across a street |
| 横暴 | おうぼう | violence, oppression, high-handedness, tyranny, despotism |
