経緯

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Noun[edit]

経緯 (hiragana けいい, たてぬき, たてよこ, いきさつ, romaji keii, tatenuki, tateyoko, ikisatsu)

  1. (けいい、たてぬき、たてよこ) warp and weft, from 経糸 (たていと, tateito) and 緯糸 (よこいと, yokoito)
  2. (けいい) longitude and latitude, from 経度 and 緯度
  3. (けいい, いきさつ) The developments of a certain situation. Compare warp and woof.