横幅

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See also: 橫幅

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 橫幅 (“banner; streamer; horizontal scroll of painting or calligraphy”).
(This term is the simplified form of 橫幅).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よこ
Grade: 3
はば
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
橫幅 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (yoko, sideways, horizontal) +‎ (haba, breadth, width).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(よこ)(はば) (yokohaba

  1. the horizontal breadth or width
    この(ぬの)(なが)(ひゃく)センチと横幅(よこはば)三十(さんじゅう)センチです。
    Kono nuno ga nagasa hyaku senchi to yokohaba sanjū senchi desu.
    This cloth has a length of 100 cm and a width of 30 cm.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN