糸

thread

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いと

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:1

Strokes:6

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1488

Vocabulary

シ

Word	Reading	Meaning
蚕糸	サンシ	silk thread; silk yarn
絹糸	ケンシ	silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
綿糸	メンシ	cotton yarn; cotton thread
金糸	キンシ	gold thread
撚糸	ネンシ	twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
糸	いと	thread; yarn; string
糸口	いとぐち	beginning; start; first step; clue; lead; hint; thread end
毛糸	けいと	knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
生糸	きいと	raw silk thread
横糸	よこいと	weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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twist, ask, investigate, verify

family crest, figures