Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 緯
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緯 |
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Meaning |
latitude, east-west, weft(textile) |
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) |
Radicals
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糸
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thread | |
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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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