The kanji 縦 generally represents the concept of "vertical," "lengthwise," or "upright." It signifies something that goes from top to bottom, or along a vertical axis. It also implies a dimension or a measurement in a vertical direction.

・On-yomi (音読み): ジュウ (jū) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): たて (tate)

⚫︎ 縦の長さ (tate no nagasa) Translation: Vertical length; height ⚫︎ 縦書き (tategaki) Translation: Vertical writing ⚫︎ 縦に並ぶ (tate ni narabu) Translation: To line up vertically

The kanji 縦 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The semantic component is 糸 (ito), meaning "thread" or "string." This gives a sense of something being linear or drawn out. ⚫︎ The phonetic component is 從 (jū), which contributes the sound and also has a related meaning of "to follow" or "to comply with." ⚫︎ The combination suggests the concept of a thread extending vertically, thus giving the meaning of "vertical" or "lengthwise."