左ひだり横よこ書がき

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Meanings

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noun

horizontal left-to-right writing

Refers to the writing direction where characters proceed horizontally from left to right, as in modern Japanese and English. Often contrasted with 右縦書き (vertical right-to-left) or 右横書き (horizontal right-to-left, used historically).

日本にほん語ごの教きょう科か書しょは左ひだり横よこ書がきで書かかれている。

Japanese textbooks are written horizontally from left to right.

左ひだり横よこ書がきの文ぶん章しょうは読よみやすい。

Text written horizontally from left to right is easy to read.

Kanji

左left
横sideways, side, horizontal
書write

Related words

右みぎ横よこ書がき
Horizontal writing from right to left, used historically in Japanese (e.g., pre-WWII signs, some traditional contexts). 左横書き is the modern standard.
縦たて書がき
Vertical writing, still common in novels, newspapers, and traditional documents. 左横書き is the horizontal counterpart.

Built from

左ひだり横よこ+書かく

Written forms

左ひだり横よこ書がき
Standard kanji spelling for horizontal left-to-right writing.
左ひだり横よこ書がき
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 左 (left), 横 (horizontal), and 書き (writing). The term describes the modern left-to-right horizontal writing direction adopted in Japanese alongside Western influence.