(ちょっけい)

ちょっけい
noun
diameter
1. diameter
A straight line passing through the center of a circle, connecting two points on the circumference.
この(えん)直径(ちょっけい)は10センチです。
The diameter of this circle is 10 centimeters.
直径(ちょっけい)半径(はんけい)の2(ばい)だ。
The diameter is twice the radius.
直径(ちょっけい)30センチのピザを注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered a pizza with a 30-centimeter diameter.

直径(ちょっけい) is the diameter - a line passing through the center of a circle connecting two points on the edge.

KANJI BREAKDOWN:

  • (ちょく): straight, direct
  • (けい): path, diameter

MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS:

  • 直径(ちょっけい) = 半径(はんけい) × 2 (diameter = radius × 2)
  • 円周(えんしゅう) = 直径(ちょっけい) × π (circumference = diameter × π)
  • 面積(めんせき) = π × (半径(はんけい))² (area formula)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 直径(ちょっけい)〜センチ: ~ cm in diameter
  • 直径(ちょっけい)(はか)る: to measure the diameter

RELATED GEOMETRY TERMS:

  • 半径(はんけい): radius
  • 円周(えんしゅう): circumference
  • (えん): circle
  • (きゅう): sphere