経緯

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

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) け​ーい [kéꜜèì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːi]

Noun

経(けい)緯(い) • (keii) ^{←けいゐ (keiwi)?} (kyūjitai 經緯)

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)  (kyūjitai 經緯)

1. warp and woof

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
経	緯
Grade: 5	Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
經緯 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 縦横

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) た​てよこ [táꜜtèyòkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠te̞jo̞ko̞]

Noun

経緯(たてよこ) • (tateyoko)  (kyūjitai 經緯)

1. warp and woof

Derived terms

• 経緯絣(たてよこがすり) (tateyokogasuri)
• 経緯縮緬(たてよこちりめん) (tateyoko chirimen, “georgette”)

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)  (kyūjitai 經緯)

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