Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

横断(おうだん)crossing, transverse

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      crossing (a road, river, etc.), cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town), cutting across, intersecting (e.g. a railway track)

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      crossing (east-west), traversing, travelling across, flying across (e.g. the Pacific), sailing across

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    3. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      cutting horizontally, sectioning laterally

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    横断 【おうだん】

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    Examples

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      信号(しんごう)のない道路(どうろ)横断(おうだん)する。

      Crossing a road without traffic signals. {crossing, transverse}

      • N1

      (くるま)だけでアメリカ大陸(たいりく)横断(おうだん)しました。

      I crossed the American continent just by car. {crossing, transverse}

      • N1

      飛行機(ひこうき)太平洋(たいへいよう)横断(おうだん)するのにどのくらい時間(じかん)がかかるの?

      How long does it take to cross the Pacific Ocean by plane? {crossing, transverse}

      • N1

      この部署(ぶしょ)とあの部署(ぶしょ)横断(おうだん)(てき)連携(れんけい)をしていて、その(つな)がりは密接(みっせつ)だ。

      This department and that department are working together in a transverse manner, and their connection is close. {crossing, transverse}

      • N1

      (べつ)(とお)りを横断(おうだん)できないこともないが、横断(おうだん)歩道(ほどう)(わた)った(ほう)安全(あんぜん)だろう。

      It's not that I can't cross the street elsewhere, but it would probably be safer to use the pedestrian crossing. {crossing, transverse}

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