Japanese symbol for “precession”
歳差運動
さいさうんどう
Romaji: saisaundou
(motion of) precession of the equinoxes
In Japanese, precession is 歳差運動, read さいさうんどう (saisaundou).
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Meanings
- n (motion of) precession of the equinoxes (astron)
- n precession (physics)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歳月 | さいげつ saigetsu | time; years |
| 万歳 | ばんざい banzai | banzai; hurray; hurrah |
| 歳暮 | せいぼ seibo | year-end gift |
| 歳出 | さいしゅつ saishutsu | annual expenditure (of a state, organization, etc.) |
| 歳入 | さいにゅう sainyuu | annual revenue (government); annual income (government); budget receipts |
| 歳末 | さいまつ saimatsu | year end |
| 差別 | さべつ sabetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 格差 | かくさ kakusa | qualitative difference; disparity; gap |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “precession”.
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.