JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 維: "fiber, tie, rope"
The kanji 維 means "fiber, tie, rope". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read イ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fiber, tie, rope |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 643 of 2,501 |
Common words with 維
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 維持maintenance; preservation; improvement
- 繊維fibre; fiber
- 治安維持maintenance of public order; maintaining security
- 現状維持maintaining the status quo
- 維納Vienna (Austria)
- 維新reformation; revolution; renewal · Meiji Restoration
- 維持費maintenance costs
- 明治維新Meiji Restoration (1868)
- 生命維持装置life-support system
- 筋繊維muscle fiber; muscle fibre
- 食物繊維dietary fiber; dietary fibre
- 日本維新の会Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai; JIP
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