横ばい

よこばい

sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab)

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Meanings

also 横這い

  1. noun, takes する, intransitive sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways
  2. noun, usually in kana leafhopper (insect); jassid
  3. abbreviation, usually in kana sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
  4. levelling off (of prices, etc.); stabilizing

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