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糸

糸 — thread

On
シ
Kun
いと
Strokes
6
JLPT
N2
School grade
1

Common words with 糸

  • 糸いとthread; yarn; stringCommon

    おばあちゃんは身をかがめて糸の付いた針を拾った。
    My grandma stooped down and picked up a needle and thread.

  • 糸口いとぐちbeginning; start; first stepCommon

    とても魅力的な人に初めて会って、話の糸口を見つけるのは、たいていかなり難しいものだ。
    People usually find it very difficult to break the ice when they meet someone extremely attractive for the first time.

  • 蚕糸さんしsilk thread; silk yarnCommon
  • 生糸きいとraw silk threadCommon
  • 毛糸けいとknitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarnCommon
  • 絹糸きぬいとsilk thread; silk yarnCommon
  • 撚糸ねんしtwisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarnOccasional
  • 釣り糸つりいとfishing lineOccasional
  • 綿糸めんしcotton yarn; cotton threadOccasional
  • 縦糸たていと(weaving) warpOccasional
  • 白糸しらいとwhite threadOccasional
  • 金糸きんしgold threadOccasional
  • 横糸よこいとweft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)Occasional
  • 中糸ちゅういとmedium-sized threadRare
  • 糸しthreadRare
  • 一の糸いちのいとfirst string (of a shamisen, etc.)Rare
  • 二の糸にのいとsecond string (of a shamisen, etc.)Rare
  • 三の糸さんのいとthird string (of a shamisen, etc.)Rare
  • 糸頭いとがしらtop component of the kanji "thread" radicalRare
  • 道糸みちいとfishing lineRare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 102 words that use 糸.

  • 糸 いと thread; yarn; string
  • 糸口 いとぐち beginning; start; first step
  • 毛糸 けいと knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
  • 生糸 きいと raw silk thread
  • 綿糸 めんし cotton yarn; cotton thread

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