緯
緯 — Horizontal
horizontal, woof, left & right, (parallels of) latitude, prediction
On’yomiイ (i)
Kun’yomiよこいと (yokoito)
Kun’yomiぬき (nuki)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 緯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 経緯 | けいい keii | details; particulars; sequence of events |
| 北緯 | ほくい hokui | north latitude |
| 緯度 | いど ido | latitude |
| 南緯 | なんい nani | southern latitude |
| 高緯度 | こういど kouido | high latitudes |
Study notes
緯 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1430 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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