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Kanji Detail for 緯 - "latitude, weft, horizontal"

緯

  • Meaning

    緯 means "latitude, weft, horizontal."

    1. Weft - The horizontal threads in weaving; cross threads.

    2. Horizontal - The east-west direction; left-right direction.

    3. Logic - Reasoning; principles; rationale.

    4. Prophecy - Prediction books; prophetic writings.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    horizontal; woof; left & right; (parallels of) latitude; prediction

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    woof; parallels of latitude

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    latitude; woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    warp and woof; lines of latitude

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Weaving horizontal threads. All horizontal lines are called 緯. See "經" for details. | A book name. All six classics have 緯. Such as 易緯, 詩緯, and such. According to tradition, these are branches of the classics. Also established by Confucius. Later people, because they contain much yin-yang and five elements philosophy. Thus used matters of fortune-telling as 緯. Such as 圖緯 (diagrams and apocrypha), 讖緯 (prophecies).
  • Onyomitip

    i(い) い

  • Kunyomitip

    nuki(ぬき) ぬき

    yokoito(よこいと) よこいと

  • Strokestip

    16 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords
    latitude weft horizontal width breadth cross parallel thread weave fabric textile longitude coordinate geographic position line direction east-west transverse traverse
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