緯線

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See also: 纬线

Chinese

latitude
thread; string; wire
thread; string; wire; line
 
trad. (緯線/緯綫) /
simp. (纬线) 线

Pronunciation


Noun

緯線

  1. (line of) latitude, parallel (imaginary line parallel to the equator)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
せん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
 緯線 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

()(せん) (isenゐせん (wisen)?

  1. a parallel, a latitude (imaginary line parallel to the equator)

See also

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

緯線

  1. chữ Hán form of vĩ tuyến (latitude).