# 維 — fibre; maintain

維 means “fibre; maintain”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: イ (i). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: fibre; maintain
- On'yomi: イ (i)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Cloth & clothing 1

## How to remember 維

Parts: 糸 thread · 隹 bird

## Don't confuse it with

[終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/) · [累](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cumulative/)

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 1” set

[織](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/weave/) · [維](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fibre/) · [染](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dye/) · [綱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thick-rope/) · [錦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brocade/) · [繊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fine-fibre/) · [冠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crown/) · [粧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/makeup/) · [履](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wear-on-the-feet/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fibre/. Last updated 2026-11-01.