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東経 (とうけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

東とう経けい

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Meanings

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east longitude

Geographical coordinate term; used with a degree value to specify a location east of the prime meridian.

東とう京きょうは東とう経けい139度どに位い置ちしている。
Tokyo is located at 139 degrees east longitude.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉は東とう経けい〈数すう〉度どa place is located at east longitude ... degrees
東とう京きょうは東とう経けい139度どに位い置ちしている。
Tokyo is located at 139 degrees east longitude.

Kanji

東east
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Opposites

西せい経けい
東経 measures longitude east of the prime meridian, while 西経 measures longitude west of it.

Don't confuse with

北ほく緯い
東経 gives east-west position (longitude), whereas 北緯 gives north-south position (latitude), so the two are easily mixed up despite both being coordinate terms.

Etymology

Compound of 東 (east) and 経 (longitude), a straightforward Sino-Japanese term.