横 (Yoko) is a Japanese noun meaning “horizontal (as opposed to vertical), side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth”.
Meanings
- nounhorizontal (as opposed to vertical)
- nounside-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
- nounside (of a box, etc.)
- nounbeside; aside; next to
- noununconnected
Examples
彼は彼女の横に腰かけた。
He seated himself beside her.
家の横に回ってください。
Please go around to the side of the house.
人込みを体を横にして抜けた。
He edged sideways through the crowd.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).