横よこ書がき

noun

horizontal writing; writing horizontally

Refers to text written left-to-right, as opposed to the traditional vertical (top-to-bottom) style. Common in modern Japanese for digital text, academic papers, and many printed materials.

See also: 縦書き

• 日本にほん語ごの教きょう科か書しょは横よこ書がきのものが多おおい。

  Many Japanese textbooks are written horizontally.

• この書しょ類るいは横よこ書がきでお願ねがいします。

  Please write this document horizontally.