回帰線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
回	帰	線
かい Grade: 2	き Grade: 2	せん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 回帰 (kaiki, “revolving”) +‎ 線 (-sen, “line”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) かいきせん [kàíkíséń] (Heiban – [0])
- (Tokyo) かいきせん [kàíkíꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [ka̠ikʲi̥sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

回帰線 (hiragana かいきせん, rōmaji kaikisen, historical hiragana くわいきせん)

(geography) a tropic

See also

北 (きた)回 (かい)帰 (き)線 (せん) (Kitakaikisen)
南 (みなみ)回 (かい)帰 (き)線 (せん) (Minamikaikisen)
熱 (ねっ)帯 (たい) (nettai)

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