What is the Kanji for "Fiber" and "Maintain"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Fiber" and "Maintain", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Fiber" and "Maintain" is "維".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "I".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "糸" means "Thread" and can be read as "Ito" and "Shi". And The radical "隹" means "Bird" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "維" mean in japanese?

"維" means "Fiber" and "Maintain".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

維持: "Maintain". The Japanese verbal noun '維持 (いじ)' means 'to maintain'. This word expresses the action of preserving, upholding or keeping something in its current state or condition. It can be used in various contexts, such as maintaining a healthy lifestyle, maintaining a machine or equipment, or maintaining one's reputation. For example: I will maintain a healthy diet - (健康的な食生活を維持します). The company aims to maintain its market share - (同社はそのシェアを維持することを目指しています).

維新: "Restoration". The Japanese noun '維新 (いしん)' means 'restoration'. It refers to a major political and social reform or revolution, specifically the Meiji Restoration in 19th century Japan which overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate and restored imperial rule. It can also be used more broadly to describe any significant political or social reform. For example: The Meiji Restoration was an important event in Japanese history - (明治維新は日本の歴史において重要な出来事だった). The political party advocated for a new restoration - (その政党は新しい維新を主張した).

繊維: "Fiber". The Japanese noun '繊維 (せんい)' means 'fiber'. This word refers to a long, thin strand or filament that forms the basic structural elements of natural or synthetic materials, such as cotton, wool, silk, or artificial fabrics. Fibers can be used to make a variety of products, including textiles, rope, and paper. For example: The cotton shirt is made of fine fibers - (その綿のシャツは細い繊維でできている). Fibers are the building blocks of fabrics - (繊維は布地の基本的な構成要素だ).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "い" is read as "i"

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.