横断

おうだん

crossing (a road, river, etc.)

N3NounFreq. #5048

Meanings

1crossing (a road, river, etc.)
2cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town)
3cutting across
4intersecting (e.g. a railway track)
5crossing (east-west)
6traversing
7travelling across
8flying across (e.g. the Pacific)
9sailing across
10cutting horizontally
11sectioning laterally

Example Sentences

Neutral

横断歩道(おうだんほどう)で道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)してください。

Casual

横断歩道(おうだんほどう)で道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)してね。

Please cross the road at the pedestrian crossing.

1/3

横断歩道pedestrian crossing; crosswalk道路road; street横断crossing; traversal〜でat ~; using ~ (location/means marker)〜してくださいplease do ~

Neutral

左右(さゆう)を確認(かくにん)せずに道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)するのは危険(きけん)です。

Casual

左右(さゆう)を確認(かくにん)せずに道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)するのは危険(きけん)だよ。

It is dangerous to cross the road without looking both ways.

2/3

左右left and right; both sides確認confirmation; checking道路road横断crossing危険danger; hazard〜せずにwithout doing ~〜のは〜です~ is ~ (nominalization)

Neutral

その探検家(たんけんか)は広大(こうだい)な大陸(たいりく)を東(ひがし)から西(にし)へ横断(おうだん)するのに三(さん)か月(かげつ)かかりました。

Casual

その探検家(たんけんか)は広大(こうだい)な大陸(たいりく)を東(ひがし)から西(にし)へ横断(おうだん)するのに三(さん)か月(かげつ)かかったんだ。

The explorer spent three months crossing the vast continent from east to west.

3/3

探検家explorer広大vast; extensive大陸continent東east西west横断crossing; traversalかかるto take (time)〜から〜へfrom ~ to ~〜のに〜かかるit takes ~ to do ~

Related Words

Same Kanji

中断ちゅうだんinterruption 断だんdecision 断言だんげんassertion 断面だんめんsection

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横断

おうだん

crossing (a road, river, etc.)

N3NounFreq. #5048

Meanings

1crossing (a road, river, etc.)
2cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town)
3cutting across
4intersecting (e.g. a railway track)
5crossing (east-west)
6traversing
7travelling across
8flying across (e.g. the Pacific)
9sailing across
10cutting horizontally
11sectioning laterally

Example Sentences

Neutral

横断歩道(おうだんほどう)で道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)してください。

Casual

横断歩道(おうだんほどう)で道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)してね。

Please cross the road at the pedestrian crossing.

1/3

横断歩道pedestrian crossing; crosswalk道路road; street横断crossing; traversal〜でat ~; using ~ (location/means marker)〜してくださいplease do ~

Neutral

左右(さゆう)を確認(かくにん)せずに道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)するのは危険(きけん)です。

Casual

左右(さゆう)を確認(かくにん)せずに道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)するのは危険(きけん)だよ。

It is dangerous to cross the road without looking both ways.

2/3

左右left and right; both sides確認confirmation; checking道路road横断crossing危険danger; hazard〜せずにwithout doing ~〜のは〜です~ is ~ (nominalization)

Neutral

その探検家(たんけんか)は広大(こうだい)な大陸(たいりく)を東(ひがし)から西(にし)へ横断(おうだん)するのに三(さん)か月(かげつ)かかりました。

Casual

その探検家(たんけんか)は広大(こうだい)な大陸(たいりく)を東(ひがし)から西(にし)へ横断(おうだん)するのに三(さん)か月(かげつ)かかったんだ。

The explorer spent three months crossing the vast continent from east to west.

3/3

探検家explorer広大vast; extensive大陸continent東east西west横断crossing; traversalかかるto take (time)〜から〜へfrom ~ to ~〜のに〜かかるit takes ~ to do ~

Related Words

Same Kanji

中断ちゅうだんinterruption 断だんdecision 断言だんげんassertion 断面だんめんsection

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