軌道

きどう

orbit; track

Also:(railroad) track, (right) track

What does 軌道 mean?

軌道 is a Japanese noun meaning orbit; track in English. It can also be translated as (railroad) track, (right) track depending on context. It is written as 軌道 in kanji, きどう in hiragana, and kidou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その衛星は地球の軌道を10周した。

The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.