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糸
糸
6 strokes
Frequency: 1488
JLPT N2
Grade 1

Meanings

thread

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いと

Common Words

糸
いと
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #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
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #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
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #14427
1

small pondweed (Potamogeton pusillus)

糸口
緒
いとぐち
絲口
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #23673
1

gold thread

糸冬
《 おわり 》
Noun
Freq #23800
1

Internet slang; Written with characters resembling 終

end; conclusion; ending

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)
Noun
Freq #26343
1

spider's thread; spider silk

蜘蛛の糸
くものいと
Noun
Freq #26343
1

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

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

絹糸
繭糸
きぬいと
けんし
Noun
Freq #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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