Definition of 経緯 (いきさつ)
経緯
いきさつ
ikisatsu
Common word
noun
1.
details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way(only relevant for いきさつ and けいい)
2.
longitude and latitude(only relevant for けいい)
3.
warp and weft, warp and woof(only relevant for けいい and たてぬき and たてよこ)(orig. meaning of けいい)
See also:縦横 (たてよこ)
Other readings:
経緯【けいい】
、経緯【たてぬき】
、経緯【たてよこ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Related Kanji
| 経 | sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp |
| 緯 | horizontal, woof, left & right, (parallels of) latitude, prediction |