noun
vertical writing; writing vertically
Refers to the traditional Japanese writing direction where characters are arranged in columns from top to bottom, and columns proceed from right to left. Often contrasted with 横書き (horizontal writing).
See also: 横書き
日本語の小説は縦書きで印刷されることが多い。
Japanese novels are often printed in vertical writing.
縦書きと横書き、どちらが読みやすいですか。
Which is easier to read, vertical writing or horizontal writing?
Horizontal writing; the opposite of 縦書き. Modern Japanese uses both, but 横書き is common in digital contexts and academic texts.
Compound of 縦 (tate, 'vertical') and 書き (kaki, 'writing'), from the verb 書く (kaku, 'to write').