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糸

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • thread

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • いと
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1321
School Grade
Grade 1
Radical
糸#120 · silk

Components

Common Words

  • 糸口いとぐちNounbeginning, start, first step
  • 蚕糸さんしNounsilk thread, silk yarn
  • 生糸きいとNounraw silk thread
  • 毛糸けいとNounknitting wool, woolen yarn, woollen yarn
  • 絹糸きぬいとNounsilk thread, silk yarn
  • 糸車いとぐるまNounspinning wheel
  • 糸瓜へちまNounsponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca), Egyptian cucumber, Vietnamese luffa, dishcloth gourd
  • 糸竹しちくNoun(traditional Japanese) musical instruments

Practice in Kanjiru

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