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十文字に (じゅうもんじに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

十じゅう文もん字じに

Meanings

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adverb

crosswise; in a cross shape

Describes something arranged or moving in the shape of a cross, or two things intersecting at right angles.

彼かれは腕うでを十じゅう文もん字じに組くんで考かんがえ込こんだ。
He folded his arms crosswise and thought deeply.
道みちが十じゅう文もん字じに交こう差さしている。
The roads intersect crosswise.

Kanji

十ten
文sentence, literature, style
字character, letter, word

Similar words

十じゅう字じ
十字 is a noun meaning 'cross' or 'cross shape', while 十文字に is an adverb describing the manner of being crosswise.

Etymology

From 十 (ten) and 文字 (character, letter), literally 'the character for ten', which is shaped like a cross. The adverbial form 十文字に means 'in a cross shape'.