# 緯 — latitude; weft

緯 means “latitude; weft”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: イ (i). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: latitude; weft
- On'yomi: イ (i)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 緯

Parts: 糸 thread · 韋 tanned hide

## Don't confuse it with

[絹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silk/) · [繰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wind-thread/) · [維](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fibre/) · [繕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mend/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[穴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hole/) · [丘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/knoll/) · [壌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soil/) · [緯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/latitude/) · [亜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/) · [涯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/far-shore/) · [拓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-land/) · [漠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/desert/) · [洞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cave/)

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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/latitude/. Last updated 2026-11-01.