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緯 = 糸 + 韋
緯 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “horizontal”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 韋 (tanned leather). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1774.
- Keyword
- horizontal
- RTK frame
- 1774
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よこいと, ぬき
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- горизонтальный
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 緯 woof
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 緯 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “tanned leather”. 緯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 緯 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.