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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

経けい緯い

keii

sequence of events, circumstances

Also read いきさつ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 事ことの経緯けいいはこうです。

    This is how it happened.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. これが事故じこが発生はっせいした経緯けいいです。

    This is how the accident happened.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 華族かぞくという名称めいしょうが採用さいようされた経緯けいいははっきりとしない。

    The background of why the title "kazoku" was adopted is unclear.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 経緯

  • 経sutra; longitudeOnケイ・キョウ・キンKunへる・たつ・たていと
  • 緯horizontal; woofOnイKunよこいと・ぬき

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