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Japanese symbol for “longitude”

Romaji: keido
longitude

In Japanese, longitude is , read (keido).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n longitude

Kanji and stroke order

sutra, longitude, pass thru
on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る
11 strokes · JLPT 2
degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “longitude”

WordReadingMeaning
けい keilongitude
けいせん keisenmeridian; longitude

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいざい keizaieconomy; economics
けいけん keikenexperience
けいえい keieimanagement; administration; operation
しんけい shinkeinerve
けいか keikapassage (of time); elapsing; lapse
けいゆ keiyugoing through; going via; going by way of
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now

See also: Chinese symbol for “longitude”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.