維

tie, fiber

JLPT N1 14 strokes

On'yomi: イ

維 means "tie, fiber". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 14 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is イ. It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

維 in example sentences

もっと繊維せんい質しつを取とりなさい。

Motto sen'ishitsu o tori nasai.

You need to eat more fiber.
トムは現状げんじょう維持いじを望のぞんでいる。

Tomu wa genjou iji o nozonde iru.

Tom wants to keep things the way they are.
イチジクには食物しょくもつ繊維せんいが含ふくまれています。

Ichijiku ni wa shokumotsu sen'i ga fukumarete imasu.

Figs contain dietary fiber.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 維 mean?: 維 means "tie, fiber". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 維 have?: 維 is written in 14 strokes.
How is 維 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is イ.
What JLPT level is 維?: 維 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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