Word details

糸引き

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 糸引き.

Dictionary

Entry

糸引きいとひきNounFreq #149522
1

stretching out a string; stretching out like a string

2

silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner

3

pulling someone's strings

4

appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)

5

Euphemistic

menstruation

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

thread

6 strokesFrequency 1,488JLPT N2Grade 1

On

Kun

いと

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

4 strokesFrequency 218JLPT N3Grade 2

On

イン

Kun

ひ.くひ.ける

Nanori

いなひきひけびき

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