縦

Meaning

1. n
   the vertical; height
2. n
   front-to-back; length
3. n
   north-to-south
4. nadj-no
   vertical (relationship); hierarchy
5. n
   (weaving) warp

Example sentences

• 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。

  A saint's maid quotes Latin.

• 釈迦に経。

  You can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

• 蟹を縦に歩かせることはできない。

  You cannot make a crab walk straight.