経緯

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
経 緯
けい
Grade: 5 		い
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
經緯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

経(けい)緯(い) • (keii) ←けいゐ (keiwi)?

  1. warp and woof, from 経(たて)糸(いと) (tateito) and 緯(よこ)糸(いと) (yokoito)
  2. longitude and latitude, from 経(けい)度(ど) (keido) and 緯(い)度(ど) (ido)
  3. developments of a certain situation. Compare warp and woof.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
経 緯
たてぬき
Grade: 5 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
經緯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

経緯(たてぬき) • (tatenuki) 

  1. warp and woof

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
経 緯
たてよこ
Grade: 5 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
經緯 (kyūjitai)
縦横

Pronunciation

Noun

経緯(たてよこ) • (tateyoko) 

  1. warp and woof
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
経 緯
いきさつ
Grade: 5 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
經緯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

経緯(いきさつ) • (ikisatsu) 

  1. developments of a certain situation

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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