緯 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道4Junior high level ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- イ
- Kun
- よこいと・ぬき
- Meaning
- latitude; horizontal thread
Origin
糸 "thread" with 韋: the thread that runs across — the weft, hence latitude.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| イ | 緯度・北緯・経緯 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 緯度いど
latitude
- 経緯けいい
details; particulars
Example
事件の経緯を説明した。
I explained the details of the incident.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)