Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 切線(せっせん) in Japanese

切線, 接線
Kana Reading
せっせん
Romaji
sessen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    tangent (in trigonometry)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

11 strokes

touch, contact, adjoin, piece together

On'Yomi: セツ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ぐ

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JLPT 2

15 strokes

line, track

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: すじ

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

cut, cutoff, be sharp

On'Yomi: セツ, サイ

Kun'Yomi: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ

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