Nihoner
表層形
横バイ
ヨコバイ
名詞

横バイ (ヨコバイ)

Yokobai · よこばい — sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect), jassid; levelling off (of prices, etc.), stabilizing

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横バイ in rōmaji: yokobai.

名詞 普通名詞 サ変可能 *
📝 横這い 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月26日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
横バイ
見出し語 (Lemma)
横這い
読み (Reading)
ヨコバイ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・サ変可能・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
横バイ
読み・基本形
ヨコバイ
表記・基本形
横バイ
見出し語の読み
ヨコバイ
💡 English Meaning

横バイ means “sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab), crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect), jassid; levelling off (of prices, etc.), stabilizing” — full definition & examples →

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横這い (ヨコバイ) — main entry →

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Lemma: 横這い
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The surface form (横バイ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (横這い) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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