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楕円 (だえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

楕だ円えん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

ellipse; oval

Refers to the geometric shape; in everyday language, 楕円 often describes an oval shape, while in mathematics it specifically means an ellipse.

このテーブルは楕だ円えんの形かたちをしている。
This table is oval in shape.
数すう学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうで楕だ円えんの方ほう程てい式しき

を

学まな

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だ

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We learned the equation of an ellipse in math class.

Written forms

楕だ円えんUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling; used in mathematics and everyday contexts.
だ円えんUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form; not a standard spelling.
だえんUsage1%
橢だ円えんUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used traditional form of 楕円.

Kanji

楕ellipse
円circle, yen, round
橢ellipse

Similar words

円えん
円 means 'circle', a special case of an ellipse where the two axes are equal.
長ちょう円えん
長円 is a less common synonym for oval or ellipse, sometimes used in technical contexts.

Etymology

楕 (ellipse) + 円 (circle). The kanji 楕 is a Japanese simplification of 橢, which originally meant 'ellipse' or 'oval'.