子午線
Chinese edit
north and south; midnight and noon; midnight and midday | thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line | ||
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trad. (子午線/子午綫) | 子午 | 線/綫 | |
simp. (子午线) | 子午 | 线 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
子午線
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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子 | 午 | 線 |
し Grade: 1 |
ご Grade: 2 |
せん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From 子 (shi, “Chinese zodiac Rat”, representing the north) + 午 (go, “the Chinese zodiac Ox”, representing the south) + 線 (-sen, “line”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) しごせん [shìgóꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
- (Tokyo) しごせん [shìgóséń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ɕiɡo̞sẽ̞ɴ]
Noun edit
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See also edit
- 本初子午線 (honshoshigosen)
- 経線 (keisen)