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定位 (ていい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
position ; orientation ; localization
Technical term used in navigation, robotics, biology, and engineering to refer to determining or fixing a position or orientation. Often used in compound phrases like 自己位置推定 (self-localization) or 音源定位 (sound source localization).
ロボット の 自じ 己こ 位い 置ち 定てい 位い は 重じゅう 要よう な 技ぎ 術じゅつ だ 。
Self-localization of robots is an important technology.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish Similar words 位い 置ち 位置 is the general word for 'position' or 'location' in everyday language, while 定位 is a technical term for the act or process of determining position/orientation.
方ほう 向こう 方向 means 'direction' or 'orientation' in a general sense; 定位 emphasizes the determination or fixing of that orientation, often in a technical context.
Etymology Compound of 定 (determine, fix) and 位 (position, rank). The word is a Sino-Japanese technical term, likely coined in the modern era for scientific and engineering use.
