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横切る (よこぎる): to cross (e.g., arms), to traverse — Japanese vocabulary

横切る is read よこぎる and means "to cross (e.g., arms), to traverse". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

横切る

Reading
よこぎる · yokogiru
Translation
to cross (e.g., arms), to traverse
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
よこぎるが

Example

通りを横ぎるときは左右を見なさい。

とおりをよこぎるときはさゆうをみなさい。

Look right and left when crossing the street.

Kanji in this word

  • 横 — Sideways, Side, Horizontal
  • 切 — cut

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