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水平線

水平線

See also: 水平线

Chinese

horizontal; level
 
thread; string; wire; line
trad. (水平線) 水平
simp. (水平线) 水平 线

Noun

水平線

  1. horizontal line; level line
  2. (figuratively) level; standard

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
へい
Grade: 3
せん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いへいせん [sùíhééséń] (Heiban - [0])
  • IPA(key): [sɯᵝihe̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

水平 (hiragana すいへいせん, romaji suiheisen)

  1. horizon (on water)
  2. a horizontal or level line (perpendicular to the force of gravity)

Synonyms

  • (horizon): 地平線 (ちへいせん, chiheisen): horizon (on land)

Antonyms

  • (horizontal line): 鉛直線 (えんちょくせん, enchokusen): a plumb line

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112