Vocabulary

What does 経緯 (けいい, keii) mean?

経緯 (けいい, keii) means details, the full story, circumstances.

Quick facts
Readingけいい
Romajikeii
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
けいい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkeii

details, the full story, circumstances

  1. 1noun details; particulars; sequence of events
  2. 2noun longitude and latitude
  3. 3noun warp and weft; warp and woof

Example sentences

  • I don't know the circumstances of how that came about.

  • Please explain the details of how the accident happened.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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