Definition of 横っ
- (n) horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
母親は赤ん坊をベッドに横にした。
The mother laid her baby on the bed. - side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
道が濡れていたので、車は横にスリップしたにちがいない。
As the road was wet, the car must have slipped sideways. - side (of a box, etc.)
家の横はつたで覆われていた。
The side of the house was covered with ivy. - beside; aside; next to
あの人は眼の横にほくろがある。
That person has a mole at the side of his eye. - unconnected
- (n, n-suf) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
彼はその句の文字どおりの意味を説明した。
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase. - (ling) phrase
この句では前置詞を省略できる。
You can omit the preposition in this phrase. - verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
- haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
- maxim; saying; idiom; expression
- (n) ward; district; section
英国の南東区は人口密度が高い。
The South East region of England is densely populated.