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Kanji Detail for 糸 - "thread, thread-like, string instrument"

糸

  • Meaning

    糸 means "thread, thread-like, string instrument."

    1. Thread - Twisted fiber; silk thread.

    2. Thread-like - Something long and thin like a thread.

    3. String instrument - An instrument with stretched strings; stringed instruments.

    4. Unit - One ten-thousandth of one; also, a tiny amount.

    5. Fine thread - A thin delicate thread.

    6. Slight - Faint; small; few; fine.

  • Words using 糸

    • 毛糸 けいと Listen knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn

  • Tattoo check: 糸

    • Verified meaning: thread, thread-like, string instrument
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いと, いとざき, いとむら, いとやなぎ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 糸

    Given names 糸(いと)Listen

    Surnames 糸(いとざき)Listen 糸(いとむら)Listen 糸(いとやなぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    thread

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    silk; Kangxi radical 120

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    fine silk; Kangxi radical 120

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    silk; thread

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fine silk thread. What one silkworm produces is called 忽. Five 忽 make one 糸. Ten 忽 make one 絲. | Now borrowed as an abbreviation for 絲.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ito(いと) いと

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    thread thread-like string instrument faint slight unit yarn bobbin bond connect crochet embroidery fabric fiber hemming knit loom needle patchwork quilting sewing silk spool stitching strings weave

Sentences including 糸

  • The threads got tangled.

  • This string is strong.

  • There's no red thread.

  • The silkworm is spinning a thread.

  • There's no red thread.

  • The threads got tangled.

  • Please thread the needle for me.

  • This thread tangles easily.

  • Tom attached the string to the kite.

  • A long thread is easily entangled.

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