赤道

Chinese

		red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (赤道)		赤	道
simp. #(赤道)		赤	道

Etymology

“celestial equator”

From the convention in Chinese astronomy to use a red line for the equator. See also 黃道／黄道 (huángdào) and 白道 (báidào).

“equator”

New meaning by Matteo Ricci.

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 赤道

1. (astronomy) celestial equator
2. (geography) equator

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (赤道):

• → Japanese: 赤道(せきどう) (sekidō)
• → Korean: 적도(赤道) (jeokdo)
• → Vietnamese: xích đạo (赤道)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	道
せき Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Literary Chinese.

Noun

赤(せき)道(どう) • (sekidō) 

1. (geography) equator

Derived terms

• 天(てん)の赤(せき)道(どう) (tennosekidō, “celestial equator”)

Related terms

• 黄道(こうどう) (kōdō)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
赤	道

Noun

赤道 • (jeokdo) (hangeul 적도)

1. Hanja form^? of 적도 (“equator”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
赤	道

Noun

赤道

1. chữ Hán form of xích đạo (“equator”).