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Japanese symbol for “longitudinal”

Romaji: juudanteki
longitudinal

In Japanese, longitudinal is , read (juudanteki).

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. adj-na longitudinal

Kanji and stroke order

vertical, length, height
on: ジュウ
kun: たて
16 strokes · JLPT 1
severance, decline, refuse
on: ダン
kun: た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “longitudinal”

WordReadingMeaning
たてがた tategatavertical; portrait-style; longitudinal

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そうじゅう soujuusteering; piloting; flying
じゅうおう juuoulength and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise
じゅうだん juudanrunning through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across
じゅうおうむじん juuoumujinfreely; right and left; as one pleases
じゅうそう juusoustretching out (in a longitudinal direction); running; traversing
はんだん handanjudgment; judgement; decision
しんだん shindandiagnosis; medical examination
けつだん ketsudandecision; determination
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “longitudinal”.

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.

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