経線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
経	線
けい Grade: 5	せん Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
經線 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) け​ーせん [kéꜜèsèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) けーせん [kèéséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

経(けい)線(せん) • (keisen) 

1. a meridian, a longitude (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole)

See also

• 経(けい)度(ど) (keido)
• 子(し)午(ご)線(せん) (shigosen)
• 緯(い)線(せん) (isen)