Word Meaning 赤道

せきどう sekidou

赤道 is read as せきどう (sekidou) and means equator.

Meaning

English

  1. equator

Reading

Kana

せきどう

Romaji

sekidou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 5906 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

赤道ギニア

せきどうぎにあ

Equatorial Guinea

天の赤道

てんのせきどう

celestial equator

赤道気団

せきどうきだん

equatorial air mass

赤道座標

せきどうざひょう

equatorial coordinates

赤道半径

せきどうはんけい

equatorial radius

赤道儀

せきどうぎ

equatorial telescope

赤道ギニア共和国

せきどうぎにあきょうわこく

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

赤道無風帯

せきどうむふうたい

doldrums

赤道反流

せきどうはんりゅう

equatorial countercurrent

赤道付近

せきどうふきん

low latitudes

赤道祭

せきどうさい

ceremony to celebrate crossing the equator

赤道傾斜角

せきどうけいしゃかく

axial tilt

Example Sentences

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That ship crossed the equator yesterday.

The earth is not symmetrical about the equator.

The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres.

Distance per degree of longitude at equator.

I crossed the equator for the first time on my trip to Australia.

In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.