BloomkoJLPT N3 · Geography
赤道
せきどう
equator
Stroke order of 赤道
2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
赤 · 7 strokes道 · 12 strokes
Memory trick
The red (赤) hot road (道) around the middle of the earth: the equator.
Parts: 赤 red + 道 road
The characters in 赤道
- 道 みち — road; way (12 strokes)
Example sentence
赤道は一年中暑い。
せきどうはいちねんじゅうあつい。
It is hot all year round at the equator.