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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 23

維 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

maintain; fiber

On: イi
Kun: つなぐtsunagu これkore

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

維14 strokes

How to write 維: stroke order

維 has 14 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

維 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 維 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 維

The parts 維 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

糸
thread
Radical
隹

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 23

裕 abundance; room to spareOnユウKunゆたか、ひろい盟 alliance; pledgeOnメイKunちかう執 hold; carry out; persistOnシツ、シュウKunとる、とらえる崩 collapse; crumbleOnホウKunくずれる、くずす、くずれ鬼 demon; ogreOnキKunおに酸 acid; sourOnサンKunすい、す、つらい拡 expand; enlargeOnカク、コウKunひろげる、ひろがる、ひろめる銃 gunOnジュウKunつつ維 maintain; fiberOnイKunつなぐ、これ縄 rope; cordOnジョウKunなわ、ただす