Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) け​いい [kéꜜèì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːi]

Noun

経緯 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 經緯, hiragana けいい, romaji 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.

Derived terms

• 経緯儀 (けいいぎ) ‎(keiigi)
• 経緯台 (けいいだい) ‎(keiidai)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) たてぬき [tàténúkí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) たて​ぬき [tàtéꜜnùkì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠tẽ̞nɯᵝkʲi]

Noun

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

1. warp and woof

Etymology 3

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, romaji tateyoko)

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. developments of a certain situation

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3