糸
糸

thread

6 strokesFrequency 1,488JLPT N2Grade 1

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Common Words

糸いとNounNoun suffixFreq #2189
1

thread; yarn; string

Examples
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.
糸を引くいとをひくExpressionGodan verbFreq #13920
1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes

Examples
この事件はだれかが糸を引いているに違いない。
Somebody must be at the bottom of this affair.
2

to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

Examples
あの会社との取り引きは父の代から糸を引くように切れない。
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.
いとも糸藻イトモNounUsually kanaFreq #14427
1

small pondweed (Potamogeton pusillus)

糸口緒いとぐち絲口NounFreq #17004
1

beginning; start; first step

Examples
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.
2

clue; lead; hint

Examples
わずかなヒントを糸口にして、正しいこたえを見つけた。
He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.
3

thread end

毛糸けいとNoun～の Adj.Freq #23511
1

knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn

Examples
赤ん坊が毛糸の玉をもつれさせた。
The baby tangled the ball of yarn.
金糸きんしNounFreq #23673
1

gold thread

糸冬《おわり》NounFreq #23800
1

Internet slang; Written with characters resembling 終

end; conclusion; ending

蜘蛛の糸くものいとNounFreq #26343
1

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

The Spider's Thread (1918 short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)

クモの糸蜘蛛の糸くもの糸くものいと (蜘蛛の糸／くもの糸)クモのいと (クモの糸)NounFreq #26343
1

spider's thread; spider silk

絹糸繭糸きぬいとけんしNounFreq #28209
1

silk thread; silk yarn

Examples
私はこのドレスを絹糸で繕った。
I sewed the dress with silk thread.
2

けんし only; Agriculture

corn silk

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