JLPT N2 · Noun

赤道 (sekidou)

赤道 (せきどう, sekidou) is a Japanese noun meaning “equator”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せきどう
Romaji: sekidou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

equator · noun
(celestial) equator · noun

Example sentences

船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。

The ship will cross the equator tonight.

Tatoeba #141122

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

Kanji in 赤道

redセキ・シャク・あか・あか- · 7 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 赤道.

赤あかred赤いあかいred赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby赤ちゃんあかちゃんbaby真っ赤まっかbright red赤字あかじ(being in) the red赤らむあからむto become red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

Source: JMdict entry 1383560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.