横断 (おうだん) — crossing (a road, river, etc.)

横断 is read おうだん and listed as a noun. Meaning: crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 横断.

  • 横目 よこめ sidelong glance
  • 横行 おうこう being rampant
  • 横道 よこみち byway
  • 横線 おうせん horizontal line
  • 横顔 よこがお profile
  • 横転 おうてん toppling sideways
  • 横着 おうちゃく laziness
  • 横綱 よこづな yokozuna (highest rank in sumo)
  • 横領 おうりょう embezzlement
  • 横暴 おうぼう violence
  • 専横 せんおう arbitrariness
  • 縦横 じゅうおう length and width