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    3. 横たわる

    横たわる

    横よこた​わ​る​

    to lie down

    KMT10News #42+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    よこたわる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to lie down, to stretch out
    2.
    to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.), to lie in wait

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    彼かれはベッドに横よこたわった。

    He lay down on the bed.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing
    広こう大だいな草そう原げんが目めの前まえに横よこたわっていた。

    A vast grassland stretched out before my eyes.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    彼かれらの前まえには、多おおくの困こん難なんが横よこたわっていた。

    Many difficulties lay ahead of them.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    遠とおくには、静しずかに山やま々やまが横よこたわっているのが見みえた。

    In the distance, I could see mountains quietly stretching out.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    古こ代だい遺い跡せきが、何なん世せい紀きもの間あいだ、砂さ漠ばくに横よこたわっていた。

    Ancient ruins lay in the desert for centuries.

    KMT10HistoryTravel & Transportation

    Characters that make up this word

    横
    よこ…(1)
    sideways・side・horizontal・width・woof…(2)
    Kanji
    た
    ta
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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