Horizontal writing in Japanese 🇯🇵

よこがき info.

よこがき (yokogaki)

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Break it down into two parts: "よこ (yoko)" meaning "side" or "horizontal" and "がき (gaki)" which comes from the verb "書く (kaku)" meaning "to write."
– Visualize writing horizontally on a piece of paper, which is common in Western languages.
– Associate it with items that go sideways, like a horizontal line.
– Imagine "yoko" as "yoke," which is a piece laid horizontally across the shoulders of an ox.

Explanations:
– よこがき (yokogaki) refers to text written from left to right in a horizontal manner. This is the standard orientation for writing in many Western languages, and it contrasts with たてがき (tategaki), which is vertical writing.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 横書き (おうしょ, ou-sho), although this is less common.

Alternate Meanings:
– よこがき doesn't have significant slang or alternate meanings but is strictly used to discuss the orientation of writing.

Examples of Sentences that Use It:
1. 日本語の新聞はたてがきですが、雑誌はよこがきです。
– Nihongo no shinbun wa tategaki desu ga, zasshi wa yokogaki desu.
– Japanese newspapers are written vertically, but magazines are written horizontally.

2. よこがきの方が読みやすいです。
– Yokogaki no hou ga yomiyasui desu.
– Horizontal writing is easier to read.

3. 英語はよこがきで書かれます。
– Eigo wa yokogaki de kakaremasu.
– English is written horizontally.

4. よこがきに慣れている人が多いです。
– Yokogaki ni narete iru hito ga ooi desu.
– Many people are accustomed to horizontal writing.

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