What is the Kanji for "Vertical"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Vertical", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Vertical" is "縦".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tate".

Its onyomi reading is "Juu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "糸" means "Thread" and can be read as "Ito" and "Shi". And The kanji "従" means "Follow" and "Obey" and can be read as "Juu", "Shou", "Ju", and "Shitaga".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "縦" mean in japanese?

"縦" means "Vertical".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

縦: "Vertical". The Japanese noun '縦 (たて)' means 'vertical'. It refers to the upright or perpendicular orientation of something, as opposed to horizontal. This word is commonly used to describe the orientation of objects, dimensions, or layouts. For example: The poster is in vertical orientation - (ポスターは縦の向きである). The window is taller in the vertical direction - (窓は縦の方向に長い).

操縦: "Operation". The Japanese verbal noun '操縦 (そうじゅう)' means 'operation'. It refers to the act of controlling or maneuvering something, such as a vehicle, machine, or equipment. This term is often used in the context of piloting aircraft, driving vehicles, or operating complex machinery. For example: I am skilled at the operation of this helicopter - (私はこのヘリコプターの操縦に熟練している). The operation of the rocket requires precise control - (ロケットの操縦には精密な制御が必要だ).

縦書き: "Vertical writing". The Japanese noun '縦書き (たてがき)' refers to the traditional way of writing vertically from top to bottom and right to left, as opposed to the more common horizontal writing direction. Vertical writing is still commonly used in things like books, newspapers, signs, and traditional documents in Japan. For example: This book is written in vertical script - (このほんは縦書きです). The text is aligned vertically - (文字が縦書きに並んでいます).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "て" is read as "te".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.