| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 横 | よこ | horizontal, lying down |
| 横切る | よこぎる | to cross (e.g. arms), to traverse |
| 横断 | おうだん | crossing; traversing |
| 横浜 | よこはま | Yokohama (Japanese city) |
| 横丁 | よこちょう | lane, alley, small street intersecting a main or side street |
| 横恋慕 | よこれんぼ | illicit love |
| 横手 | よこて, よこで | side, beside; feature of a sword blade |
| 横断幕 | おうだんまく | banner strung across a street |
| 横暴 | おうぼう | violence, oppression, high-handedness, tyranny, despotism |
| 横滑り | よこすべり | skid, slipping or skidding sideways, shifting to another post |
| 横目 | よこめ | side glance |
| 横穴 | よこあな, おうけつ | cave, tunnel |
| 横笛 | よこぶえ, おうてき, ようじょう, おうじゃく | transverse flute (e.g. a fife) |
| 横綱 | よこづな | yokozuna (sumo grand champion) |
| 横領 | おうりょう | usurpation, embezzlement, misappropriation |
| 縦横無尽 | じゅうおうむじん | freely, right and left, as one pleases |