Vocabulary

What does 垂直 (すいちょく, suichoku) mean?

垂直 (すいちょく, suichoku) means vertical, perpendicular.

Quick facts
Readingすいちょく
Romajisuichoku
Part of speechna-adjective, no-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
すいちょく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsuichoku

vertical, perpendicular

  1. 1na-adjective · no-adjective · noun vertical
  2. 2na-adjective · noun · no-adjective perpendicular

Example sentences

  • I mounted the shelf perpendicular to the wall.

  • The rocket rose straight up.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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