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横切る

よこぎる

to cross, to go across, to cut across

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Examples

  1. 猫が道を横切った。

    ねこがみちをよこぎった。

    A cat crossed the road.

  2. 私は彼女が通りを横切るのを見た。

    わたしはかのじょがとおりをよこぎるのをみた。

    I saw her crossing the street.

  3. その時、不安が心を横切った。

    そのとき、ふあんがこころをよこぎった。

    At that moment a flicker of unease crossed my mind.

Common patterns

道を横切る
to cross the road
前を横切る
to cut in front of someone
不安が頭を横切る
a worry crosses one's mind

Memory tip

横 (sideways) + 切る (cut) — cutting across, often at an angle and often where you shouldn't. The thing crossed takes を: 道を横切る. 渡る is the neutral "cross over" you use at a crossing.

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