Technical term in weaving; the longitudinal threads held under tension on a loom. Contrasts with 緯 (よこいと / ぬき), the weft.
Stretch the warp threads on the loom.
Geographical longitude. Often used in compounds such as 経度 (longitude) and 東経 (east longitude).
Tokyo is located at 139 degrees east longitude.
Refers to Buddhist scriptures or sutras. The reading きょう is more common for standalone use; けい appears mainly in compounds such as 経典 or 経文.
See also: 経 (きょう)
trans-
Prefix used in medical and technical terms to mean 'through' or 'across', as in 経会陰 (transperineal) or 経口 (oral, literally 'trans-mouth').
See also: 経会陰生検 (けいえいんせいけん)
He reads the sutras every morning.
For patients who have difficulty with oral intake, tube feeding is performed.
experience
management; administration; operation
nerve · nerves; sensitivity; mental strain
passage of time; elapsing; lapse · progress; development; course of events · transit (astronomy)
via; by way of; through
details; circumstances; how things came about · longitude and latitude · warp and weft; warp and woof
personal history; background; career
route; path; course; channel · process; stages
expenses; costs; expenditure
Sankei Shimbun (newspaper)
accounting; financial administration
east longitude
oral; taken by mouth
passing of years; aging over time
politics and economics
menstruation; menstrual period
longitude
ordinary; current; recurring
menopause
west longitude
meridian (traditional Chinese medicine) · thread of connection; chain of reasoning
politics and economics; financial and economic affairs
passage of time; aging · chronological; time-dependent; age-related
acupuncture point
menarche; first menstruation
commerce and economics
correct path; path of righteousness · Confucian canon
stone inscription of scripture
administration; government; conduct of state affairs
The kanji 経 originally depicted a loom with vertical threads, representing the warp. Its extended meanings of 'longitude' and 'pass through' derive from this idea of longitudinal lines. The reading けい is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.