縦 (Tate) is a Japanese noun meaning “the vertical, height, front-to-back, length”.
Meanings
- nounthe vertical; height
- nounfront-to-back; length
- nounnorth-to-south
- noun, adjectival nounvertical (relationship); hierarchy
- noun(weaving) warp
Examples
プールを縦に二回泳いだ。
I swam two pool lengths.
テーブルを縦一列に並べなさい。
Put the tables end to end.
蟹を縦に歩かせることはできない。
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).