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緯 means 'horizontal'
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On
イ
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Kun よこいと ぬき
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経緯 is read いきさつ
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 緯 is used 3 times, read 1 way. 1 words use a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 緯 is used 20 times, read 1 way. 1 words use a non-standard reading.
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1. details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way (this meaning is restricted to reading いきさつ, けいい)2. longitude and latitude (this meaning is restricted to reading けいい)
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