子午線

Chinese

north and south; midnight and noon; midnight and midday
 
thread; string; wire
thread; string; wire; line
trad. (子午線/子午綫) 子午 /
simp. (子午线) 子午 线

Pronunciation


Noun

子午線

  1. (geography) meridian

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 2
せん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From (shi, Chinese zodiac Rat, representing the north) + (go, the Chinese zodiac Ox, representing the south) + (-sen, line).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せん [shìgóꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) ごせん [shìgóséń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɡo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

()()(せん) • (shigosen) 

  1. (geography) a meridian

Antonyms

  • 卯酉線(ぼうゆうせん) (bōyūsen, latitude)

See also

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