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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 横ばい

    横ばい

    横よこば​い​

    sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab)

    KMT6News #9+1Business & FinanceAnimalsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    横這い

    よこばいヨコバイ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways

    Noun

    2.
    leafhopper (insect), jassid
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
    abbreviationword usually written using kana alone
    4.
    levelling off (of prices, etc.), stabilizing

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    最さい近きん、株かぶ価かが横よこばいです。

    Recently, stock prices have been levelling off.

    KMT5Business & FinanceDaily Life
    カニは砂すな浜はまを横よこばいで移い動どうします。

    Crabs move sideways on the sandy beach.

    KMT5AnimalsNature & Environment
    売うり上あげは先せん月げつから横よこばいの状じょう態たいが続つづいています。

    Sales have continued to level off since last month.

    KMT6Business & FinanceWork & Career
    市し場じょうの動どう向こうを見みると、しばらくは横よこばいが続つづくでしょう。

    Looking at market trends, it will likely remain flat for a while.

    KMT6Business & Financefinance
    経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうは鈍どん化かし、物ぶっ価かは横よこばいで推すい移いしています。

    Economic growth has slowed, and prices have remained flat.

    KMT7Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    横
    よこ…(1)
    sideways・side・horizontal・width・woof…(2)
    Kanji
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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