維
維 — Fiber
fiber, tie, rope
On’yomiイ (i)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (14 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 維
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 維持 | いじ iji | maintenance; preservation; improvement |
| 繊維 | せんい seni | fibre; fiber |
| 維新 | いしん ishin | reformation; revolution; renewal |
| 合成繊維 | ごうせいせんい gouseiseni | synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber |
| 化学繊維 | かがくせんい kagakuseni | synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber |
Study notes
維 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #643 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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