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Kanji Detail for 糸 - "thread, string, fiber"

糸

  • Meaning

    糸 means "thread, string, fiber."

    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.

  • 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.
  • Onyomitip

    beki(べき) べき

    shi(し) し

  • Kunyomitip

    ito(いと) いと

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords
    thread string fiber silk yarn filament strand line connection weave sew textile fabric fine delicate thin slender link bond tie

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