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垂直 (すいちょく): vertical, perpendicular — Japanese vocabulary

垂直 is read すいちょく and means "vertical, perpendicular". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

垂直

Reading
すいちょく · suichoku
Translation
vertical, perpendicular
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
すいちょくが

Example

ヘリコプターは垂直に離陸し、着陸することができる。

ヘリコプターはすいちょくにりりくし、ちゃくりくすることができる。

A helicopter is able to take off and land straight up and down.

Kanji in this word

  • 垂 — Droop, Suspend, Hang
  • 直 — straight, fix

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