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維 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

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4Junior high level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
イい · i
Kun
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Meaning
tie; maintain; fibre

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

糸 "thread" with 隹 "bird": to bind fast with thread — to tie, to maintain.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onイいi維持いじ維新いしん繊維せんい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 維持いじ

    maintenance; upkeep

  • 繊維せんい

    fibre; textile

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

健康(けんこう)を維持(いじ)するために歩(ある)く。

I walk in order to maintain my health.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

維持繊維維持to hol…繊slende…紋crest紹introd…絡entwin…紫purple継succee…依rely…為do威dignit…偉great違differ
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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