Memory phrase for the Kanji: 緯
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緯 |
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Meaning
| latitude, east-west, weft(textile)
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Pronunciation |
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Explanation |
Left: thread 糸, right: averted from the center 韋 (var. of 5 五, center 口, 5 五 (upside down)= twice five averted from center |
Mnemonic
| Threads away from the center (at a loom) are wefts and stand for latitude. (in contrast to the longitude 経)
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Radicals
糸
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thread | |
韋
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defend | Radical nameshigawa From top: var. of foot/stop 止, center 口, foot/stop 止 = feet standing around a center in all directions |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
経緯 |
けいい |
details, whole story, complications |
緯度 |
いど |
latitude (nav.) |
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