子午線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
子	午	線
し Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2	せん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 子 (shi, “Chinese zodiac Rat”, representing the north) +‎ 午 (go, “the Chinese zodiac Ox”, representing the south) +‎ 線 (-sen, “line”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しごせん [shìgóꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
- (Tokyo) しごせん [shìgóséń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ɕiɡo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

子午線 (hiragana しごせん, rōmaji shigosen)

(geography) a meridian

See also

本 (ほん)初 (しょ)子 (し)午 (ご)線 (せん) (honsho shigosen)
経 (けい)線 (せん) (keisen)

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