経緯

Pronunciation

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

Noun

経緯 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 經緯, hiragana けいい, rōmaji keii, historical hiragana けいゐ)

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.

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 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 經緯, hiragana たてぬき, rōmaji tatenuki)

1. warp and woof

Pronunciation

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

Alternative forms

• 縦横

Noun

経緯 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 經緯, hiragana たてよこ, rōmaji tateyoko)

1. warp and woof

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) いきさつ [ìkísátsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ikʲi̥sa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

経緯 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 經緯, hiragana いきさつ, rōmaji ikisatsu)

1. developments of a certain situation