縦断

じゅうだん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across See also: 横断 (おうだん).
2. Noun, する verb, Transitive cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally See also: 横断 (おうだん).

Kanji

• 縦 vertical. Read as ジュウ.
• 断 sever. Read as ダン.

Common phrases

• 日本列島を縦断する

Words containing 縦断

• 縦断面 (じゅうだんめん) longitudinal section
• 縦断的データ (じゅうだんてきデータ) longitudinal data
• 縦断的研究 (じゅうだんてきけんきゅう) longitudinal study

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists