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丁字定規 (ていじじょうぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

丁てい字じ定じょう規ぎ

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Meanings

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A drafting tool shaped like the letter T, used for drawing horizontal lines and as a guide for triangles.

製せい図ず台だいに丁てい字じ定じょう規ぎを当あてて水すい平へい線せん

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I draw a horizontal line by placing a T square against the drafting board.

Kanji

丁street, ward, town
字character, letter, word
定determine, fix, establish
規standard, measure

Built from

丁てい字じ+定じょう規ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 丁字 (ていじ, 'T-shaped character') and 定規 (じょうぎ, 'ruler'). The name reflects the tool's T-like shape.