Word Meaning 直径

ちょっけい chokkei

直径 is read as ちょっけい (chokkei) and means diameter.

Meaning

English

  1. diameter

Reading

Kana

ちょっけい

Romaji

chokkei

Writing Variants

  • 直経 ちょっけい chokkei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 半径 Rank 4440 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

直情径行

ちょくじょうけいこう

impulsive and straightforward

共役直径対

きょうえきちょっけいたい

conjugate diameter pair

直撃

ちょくげき

direct hit

直視

ちょくし

taking a straight look at something

直接選挙

ちょくせつせんきょ

direct election

直系

ちょっけい

direct descent

直属

ちょくぞく

direct control

直轄

ちょっかつ

direct control

直結

ちょっけつ

direct connection

直訴

じきそ

direct appeal

直射

ちょくしゃ

direct fire

直腸

ちょくちょう

rectum

Example Sentences

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えんのちょっけいをはかってください。

Please measure the diameter of the circle.

そのきのみきのちょっけいはいちめーとるいじょうある。

The diameter of that tree's trunk is over one meter.

Earth has a diameter of 12,742 kilometers.

The lake is four miles across.

The pond is 100 meters in diameter.

What is the distance across the pond?

Is it possible to determine the diameter from the circumference?

It is a two level style round burial mound, 23m diameter (lower level), 18m (higher).

This evening, until 8pm, there will be a partial lunar eclipse over a large area of Japan. Since 98% of the Moon's diameter will be hidden, it will seem almost like a total lunar eclipse. This is the first deep partial eclipse in Japan in 140 years. Don't miss it!