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赤道 せきどう sekidou

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) equator
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) astronomy (celestial) equator
    see: 天の赤道

Kanji in this word

red
road-way, street, district

Example sentences

太陽熱は、他のどのエネルギー源より大きな希望を抱かせるが、それには特に、水が最も不足する地帯が赤道におおむね近く、空気も比較的きれいだという理由もある。
taiyou netsu ha 、 ta no dono enerugii gen yori ookina kibou wo idaka seru ga 、 sore ni ha tokuni 、 mizu ga mottomo fusoku suru chitai ga sekidou ni oomune chikaku 、 kuuki mo hikaku teki kirei da to iu riyuu mo aru 。
Solar energy seems to offer more hope than any other source of energy, particularly because those areas most in need of water lie rather close to the equator and have a relatively clear atmosphere.
船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。
fune ha kon'ya sekidou wo kosu darou 。
The ship will cross the equator tonight.
赤道近くの狭い地域にある熱帯雨林は、急速にその姿を消しつつあり、2000年までにはその80%が消滅してしまうかもしれない。
sekidou chikaku no semai chiiki ni aru nettai urin ha 、 kyuusoku ni sono sugata wo keshi tsutsu ari 、 2000 nen made ni ha sono 80 paasento ga shoumetsu shi te shimau ka mo shire nai 。
The tropical rainforests, located in a narrow region near the equator, are disappearing so fast that by the year 2000 eighty percent of them may be gone.
赤道は地球を二つの半球に分ける。
sekidou ha chikyuu wo futa tsu no hankyuu ni wakeru 。
The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.
その船は昨日赤道を越えた。
sono fune ha kinou sekidou wo koe ta 。
That ship crossed the equator yesterday.
その国の首都は赤道下にある。
sono kuni no shuto ha sekidou ka ni aru 。
The capital of the state is right on the equator.

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