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自転軸 (じてんじく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ転てん軸じく

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Meanings

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noun

rotational axis

astronomy

Astronomical term for the axis around which a celestial body rotates.

地ち球きゅうの自じ転てん軸じくは約やく23.4度ど傾かたむいている。
The Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.4 degrees.

Kanji

自oneself
転revolve, turn around, change
軸axis, pivot, stem

Similar words

公こう転てん
公転 means revolution (orbiting another body), while 自転 means rotation (spinning on its own axis).

Etymology

Compound of 自転 (rotation) and 軸 (axis).