横断
N3おうだん
[oudan]
Definitions
1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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 (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
crossing (east-west); traversing; travelling across; flying across (e.g. the Pacific); sailing across
3.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
Example Sentences
横断歩道を安全に渡ってください。
Please cross at the crosswalk.
横断歩道を渡るとき左右を確認した。
I looked both ways when crossing the crosswalk.
砂漠を横断する冒険をして疲れた。
I had an adventure crossing the desert.