Vocabulary

What does 軌道 (きどう, kidou) mean?

軌道 (きどう, kidou) means orbit; track, the right course.

Quick facts
Readingきどう
Romajikidou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きどう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkidou

orbit; track, the right course

  1. 1noun orbit; trajectory
  2. 2noun (railroad) track
  3. 3noun (right) track; proper course

Example sentences

  • The satellite entered orbit.

  • The business finally got on track.

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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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