Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 1
すい
Jinmeiyō
きょく
Grade: 3
せん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
圓錐曲線 (kyūjitai)
 円錐曲線 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From 円錐 (ensui, cone) +‎ 曲線 (kyokusen, curve).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んすいきょせん [èńsúí kyóꜜkùsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɰ̃sɨi kʲo̞kɯ̟̊sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

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(えん)(すい)(きょく)(せん) (ensui kyokusenゑんすいきよくせん (wensuikyokusen)?

  1. (geometry) a conic section