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Kanji Detail for 緯 - "weft"

緯

  • Meaning

    緯 means "weft." Also associated with logic, direction.

    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.

  • Words using 緯

    • 経緯 けいい Listen details; particulars; sequence of events
    • 北緯 ほくい Listen north latitude
    • 緯度 いど Listen latitude

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    • Verified meaning: weft
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つかね)
    • Also carries these associations: logic, direction

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 緯

    Given names 緯(つかね)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    i(イ) イ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nu.ki(ぬき) ぬき

    yokoito(よこいと) よこいと

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    weft logic direction horizontal path prophecy reason latitude coordinates parallel cross orientation position principles rationale prediction prophetic navigation

Sentences including 緯

  • This is how it happened.

  • This is how the accident happened.

  • Tasmania is on the 40 degrees South latitude.

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