経緯

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 経糸 (tateito) and 緯糸 (yokoito)
  2. longitude and latitude, from 経度 (keido) and 緯度 (ido)
  3. developments of a certain situation. Compare warp and woof.
Derived terms
  • 経緯儀(けいいぎ) (keiigi)
  • 経緯台(けいいだい) (keiidai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
経 緯
Grade: 5 Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spelling
經緯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) たてぬき [tàténúkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • (Tokyo) たて​ぬき [tàtéꜜnùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ta̠te̞nɯ̟ᵝkʲi]

Noun

経緯(たてぬき) • (tatenuki) 

  1. warp and woof

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
経 緯
Grade: 5 Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spelling
經緯 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

経緯(たてよこ) • (tateyoko) 

  1. warp and woof
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
経 緯
Grade: 5 Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spelling
經緯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) いきさつ [ìkísátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
    • IPA(key): [ikʲi̥sa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

経緯(いきさつ) • (ikisatsu) 

  1. developments of a certain situation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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