meridian in Japanese
meridian in Japanese is 子午線, 経線, 経絡 — meridian means an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude.
meridian in Japanese
子午線
Pronounced: shigosen
(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]
経線
Pronounced: keisen
(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]
経絡
Pronounced: keiraku
(acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body. [from 20th c.]
経絡系
(acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body. [from 20th c.]
What does "meridian" mean?
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noun An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude.
"Greenwich sits on the prime meridian, from which all other longitudes are measured."
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noun The highest or most successful point of something; its peak.
"The band reached its meridian in the late 1990s before splitting up."
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noun In traditional Chinese medicine, one of the pathways along which life energy (qi) is said to flow through the body.
"The acupuncturist explained which meridian the needle placement was meant to target."
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meridian in a sentence
- Greenwich sits on the prime meridian, from which all other longitudes are measured.
- The band reached its meridian in the late 1990s before splitting up.
- The acupuncturist explained which meridian the needle placement was meant to target.
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What is "meridian" in Japanese?
"meridian" in Japanese is 子午線, 経線, 経絡. meridian means: An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude.
How do you pronounce 子午線?
"meridian" in Japanese is 子午線, pronounced "shigosen".
How do you use "meridian" in a sentence?
Example: "Greenwich sits on the prime meridian, from which all other longitudes are measured." In Japanese, "meridian" is 子午線, 経線, 経絡.
Are there other ways to say "meridian" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "meridian": 子午線, 経線, 経絡, 経絡系.
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