縦たて組ぐみ

noun

vertical typesetting; vertical composition

Printing term for text set vertically, as in traditional Japanese books and newspapers. Contrasts with 横組み (horizontal typesetting).

See also: 横組み

• 日本にほんの小しょう説せつは縦たて組ぐみで印いん刷さつされることが多おおい。

  Japanese novels are often printed in vertical typesetting.

• 縦たて組ぐみと横よこ組ぐみのどちらが読よみやすいですか。

  Which is easier to read, vertical or horizontal typesetting?