Japanese symbol for “wei”
魏
ぎ
Romaji: gi
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei
In Japanese, wei is 魏, read ぎ (gi).
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Meanings
- n Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei
- n Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wei”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曹魏 | そうぎ sougi | Cao Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266); Wei |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北魏 | ほくぎ hokugi | Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535) |
| 阿魏 | あぎ agi | asafetida (Ferula assafoetida) |
| 魏志 | ぎし gishi | the history of Wei |
| 曹魏 | そうぎ sougi | Cao Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266); Wei |
| 西魏 | せいぎ seigi | Western Wei dynasty (of China; 535-557) |
| 東魏 | とうぎ tougi | Eastern Wei dynasty (of China; 534-550) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.