赤道 (せきどう)equator

equatornoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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Kanji in 赤道

赤字あかじ(being in) the red; deficit
赤ちゃんあかちゃんbaby; infant
赤松あかまつJapanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine
真っ赤まっかbright red; deep red
赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby; infant
赤軍せきぐんRed Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
赤いあかいred; crimson
赤外線せきがいせんinfrared rays; infrared radiation
北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
報道ほうどうreport (of news); reporting
道みちroad; path
道路どうろroad; highway
都道府県とどうふけんprefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
鉄道てつどうrailroad; railway
報道陣ほうどうじんpress corps
柔道じゅうどうjudo

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