横断

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See also: 橫斷

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 横断 – see 橫斷 (“to cross; to be transverse”).
(This term is the simplified form of 橫斷).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
横 断
おう
Grade: 3 		だん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
橫斷 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

横(おう)断(だん) • (ōdan) 

  1. crossing, traversing, intersecting, especially across the width (not lengthwise)
  2. travelling east to west or west to east
  3. cutting in a sideways direction

Derived terms

Verb

横(おう)断(だん)する • (ōdan suru) intransitive suru (stem 横(おう)断(だん)し (ōdan shi), past 横(おう)断(だん)した (ōdan shita))

  1. to go across, to cross
  2. to go latitudinally

横(おう)断(だん)する • (ōdan suru) transitive suru (stem 横(おう)断(だん)し (ōdan shi), past 横(おう)断(だん)した (ōdan shita))

  1. to cut in a sideways direction

Conjugation

Conjugation of "横断する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 横断し おうだんし ōdan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 横断し おうだんし ōdan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 横断する おうだんする ōdan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 横断する おうだんする ōdan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 横断すれ おうだんすれ ōdan sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 横断せよ¹
横断しろ² 		おうだんせよ¹
おうだんしろ² 		ōdan seyo¹
ōdan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 横断される おうだんされる ōdan sareru
Causative 横断させる
横断さす 		おうだんさせる
おうだんさす 		ōdan saseru
ōdan sasu
Potential 横断できる おうだんできる ōdan dekiru
Volitional 横断しよう おうだんしよう ōdan shiyō
Negative 横断しない おうだんしない ōdan shinai
Negative continuative 横断せず おうだんせず ōdan sezu
Formal 横断します おうだんします ōdan shimasu
Perfective 横断した おうだんした ōdan shita
Conjunctive 横断して おうだんして ōdan shite
Hypothetical conditional 横断すれば おうだんすれば ōdan sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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