回帰線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
回 帰 線
かい
Grade: 2 		き
Grade: 2 		せん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
回歸線 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かいきせん [kàíkíséń] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) かいきせん [kàíkíꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ikʲi̥sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

回(かい)帰(き)線(せん) • (kaikisen) ←くわいきせん (kwaikisen)?

  1. (geography) a tropic

See also

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