じゅうおう
Juuou
縦横 (Juuou) is a Japanese noun meaning “length and width, length and breadth, lengthwise and crosswise, vertical and horizontal”.
Meanings
- noun, na-adjectivelength and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; vertical and horizontal; the four cardinal points
- noun, na-adjectiveevery direction; all directions
- noun, na-adjectiveas one wishes; as one pleases; at will
Examples
縦横８フィートの部屋の面積は６４平方フィートである。
The area of an 8-foot square room is 64 square feet.
このテーブルクロスは縦横５フィートと３フィートある。
This tablecloth measures 5 feet by 3 feet.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).