# 縦 — vertical; length

縦 means “vertical; length”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ジュウ (juu). Kun'yomi: たて (tate). You'll see it in words such as 縦 (tate, “the vertical; height”).

- Meaning: vertical; length
- On'yomi: ジュウ (juu)
- Kun'yomi: たて (tate)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Size & position 2

## How to remember 縦

Sounds like 従: both read ジュウ.

Parts: 糸 thread · 従 follow

## Words with 縦

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 縦 | たて (tate) | the vertical; height |

## Don't confuse it with

[綻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burst-open/) · [網](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/net/)

## More in the “Size & position 2” set

[圏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zone/) · [縦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vertical/) · [隔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/isolate/) · [仰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-upward/) · [傍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beside/) · [隙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gap/)

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