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緯 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

道
4Junior high level ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
イい · i
Kun
よこいと・ぬきyokoito · nuki
Meaning
latitude; horizontal thread

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

糸 "thread" with 韋: the thread that runs across — the weft, hence latitude.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onイいi緯度いど北緯ほくい経緯けいい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 緯度いど

    latitude

  • 経緯けいい

    details; particulars

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

事件(じけん)の経緯(けいい)を説明(せつめい)した。

I explained the details of the incident.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

緯度経緯緯度degree経to pas…紋crest紹introd…絡entwin…紫purple継succee…依rely…為do威dignit…偉great違differ
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 糸Map of reading イAll maps

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