横よこ書がきよこがきCommon wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000Meanings1nounhorizontal writing; writing horizontallyRefers 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.