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Meaning of 赤道 in Japanese
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赤道JLPT 2
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Kana Readingせきどう
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Romajisekidō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- equator
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Examples of 赤道, せきどう in a sentence
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ほぼ赤道直下にあるシンガポールでは、雨季・乾季があまり明瞭ではない。
In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.
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Distance per degree of longitude at equator.
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太陽熱は、他のどのエネルギー源より大きな希望を抱かせるが、それには特に、水が最も不足する地帯が赤道におおむね近く、空気も比較的きれいだという理由もある。
Solar energy seems to offer more hope than any other source of energy, particularly because those areas most in need of water lie rather close to the equator and have a relatively clear atmosphere.
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The ship will cross the equator tonight.
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赤道近くの狭い地域にある熱帯雨林は、急速にその姿を消しつつあり、２０００年までにはその８０％が消滅してしまうかもしれない。
The tropical rainforests, located in a narrow region near the equator, are disappearing so fast that by the year 2000 eighty percent of them may be gone.
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The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.
Related Kanji
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road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
On'Yomi: ドウ, トウ
Kun'Yomi: みち