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縦読み
Readings
たてよみ
tateyomi
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
Takes the aux. verb suru
Transitive verb
reading the first character of each line of a horizontally written text (to reveal a hidden word or message), reading acrostically

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Kanjis
ON: ジュウ
KUN: たて
vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward Stroke: 16 Grade: 6 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-6-10 FC: 2898.8

ON: ドク, トク, トウ
KUN: よ.む, -よ.み
read Stroke: 14 Grade: 2 JLPT: N5 SKIP: 1-7-7 FC: 0461.1