How to say vertical in Japanese

すいちょくsuichoku Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • vertical
  • perpendicular

Example Sentences

kareha水彩絵具suisaienoguwo短くmijikakuほぼhobo直角chokkakunofude使いzukaide用いたmochiita
He used water colors in short vertical brush-strokes.
karehakaminoうえueni垂直なsuichokunasenwohonka引いたhiita
He drew some vertical lines on the paper.
厳密に言えばgenmitsuniiebaそれsoreha垂直線suichokusenではなかったdehanakatta
Strictly speaking, it was not a vertical line.
そのsonohashiraha垂直suichokuになっていないninatteinai
That pole is off vertical.
そのsono大型機oogatakiha鋭いsurudoi音を立ててotowotateteほとんどhotondo直角chokkakuni降下koukaしたshita
The giant plane screamed down in an almost vertical dive.

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