The kanji 緯: meaning, readings and stroke order

緯

Meaning: latitude, weft
On reading: イ i
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 16
Radical: 糸 silk
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: vĩ tuyến, sợi ngang (vĩ)
Japanese: よこいと。よこのせん。
Korean: 위도, 씨줄 (위)
Chinese: 纬度、纬线 (纬)

Readings, words and example sentences

イ i · on reading

緯い度ど
latitude
地図で 緯い度どを調べます。
I look up the latitude on the map.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.