Vocab Info

N1 Noun

経緯(いきさつ)details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      details, particulars, sequence of events, circumstances, situation, how things got this way

    2. Noun

      2.

      longitude and latitude

      Only applies to けいい
    3. Noun

      3.

      warp and weft, warp and woof

      Only applies to けいい

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    経緯 【けいい】経緯 【いきさつ】

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    Examples

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      犯人(はんにん)事件(じけん)経緯(いきさつ)(かた)りました。

      The culprit narrated the sequence of events of the crime. {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}

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      (ちち)(いもうと)口論(こうろん)になった経緯(いきさつ)説明(せつめい)しました。

      I explained to my father the sequence of events that led to an argument with my sister. {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}

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      先生(せんせい):「どういう経緯(いきさつ)でイジメが()きたのですか?」

      Teacher: "What were the circumstances that led to the bullying?" {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}

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      (こと)経緯(いきさつ)(はな)している最中(さいちゅう)になぜこの問題(もんだい)()きたのかが()かった。

      While I was explaining the sequence of events, I understood why this problem occurred. {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}

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      一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)捜査(そうさ)をすればこそ、事件(じけん)(くわ)しい経緯(いきさつ)()(こと)出来(でき)るのです。

      Only by investigating wholeheartedly, can we understand the detailed sequence of events of the case. {details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way, longitude and latitude, warp and weft, warp and woof}

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