JLPT N1 · Noun

軌道 (kidou)

軌道 (きどう, kidou) is a Japanese noun meaning “orbit; trajectory”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きどう
Romaji: kidou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

orbit; trajectory · noun
(railroad) track · noun
(right) track; proper course · noun

Example sentences

その衛星は地球の軌道を１０周した。

The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.

Tatoeba #212210

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 軌道

軌

rut, wheel, trackキ · 9 strokes

道

road-way, street, districtドウ・トウ・みち・いう · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 軌道.

道みちroad柔道じゅうどうjudo水道すいどうwater supply道具どうぐtool鉄道てつどうrailroad道徳どうとくmorals道路どうろroad歩道ほどうfootpath片道かたみちone-way (trip)書道しょどうcalligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)赤道せきどうequator道順みちじゅんroute回り道まわりみちdetour道どうroad

Source: JMdict entry 1223980 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.