What does kanji 韋 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 韋 is tanned leather radical (no. 178).

How is kanji 韋 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 韋 are そむ.く; the onyomi readings are イ.

Example words that use kanji 韋 include 吠陀, 韋陀天, 韋駄天, 韋編.

Kanken 1

韋

Meaning

tanned leather radical (no. 178)

Stroke Order

Variant: 韦 (Itaiji)

6 common entries

Showing 6 of 6 entries that include this kanji.

ヴェーダ

Veda

いだてん

Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)

いだてん

Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity)

いへん

leather cord

いへんさんぜつ

repeated reading

あいなめし

indigo-dyed leather

5 reference sentences

韋は漢字の部首の一つです。

This is one of the radicals used in kanji.

この字の韋は昔の皮を表します。

This part represents leather in old usage.

辞書で韋の意味を調べました。

I looked up the meaning of this character in a dictionary.

先生は韋を部首として説明しました。

The teacher explained this character as a radical.

韋を使う漢字はあまり多くありません。

There are not very many kanji that use this component.