けい
経
い
緯

noun

  1. details, particulars, sequence of events, circumstances, situation, how things got this way.
  2. longitude and latitude.
  3. warp and weft, warp and woof.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
経
い
緯
 経緯 けいい ✔
いきさつ
経緯
 経緯 いきさつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sutra, longitude, pass thru
ケイ　た.つ　へ.る (5th, N3)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
holy, sacred
コツ　クツ　コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
horizontal, woof, left & right
イ　ぬき　よこいと (Early Jr. High, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ　そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride, (跨 variant)