縦中横

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たて
Grade: 6
ちゅう
Grade: 1
よこ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
縱中橫 (kyūjitai)
 縦中横 on Japanese Wikipedia
Examples
"20", "580", "3.5" and "㎞" in this sentence are written in tatechūyoko:

昭和2086日に広島に原爆が投下され、 上空580メートルで爆発し、3.5離れた場所に いる人でも火傷を負った。

Etymology[edit]

(tate, vertical) +‎ (chū, in between) +‎ (yoko, horizontal)

Noun[edit]

(たて)(ちゅう)(よこ) (tatechūyoko

  1. (typography) a block of horizontal type laid out within vertical type lines, usually containing halfwidth characters, especially numbers[1]

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