What does kanji 糸 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 糸 is thread.

How is kanji 糸 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 糸 are いと; the onyomi readings are シ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 糸?

Kanji 糸 is taught in Jōyō Grade 1.

What is the main radical of kanji 糸?

The main radical for kanji 糸 is 糸.

What words use kanji 糸?

Example words that use kanji 糸 include 糸, 糸口, へちま水, 糸くず.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 10

糸

Meaning

Kanji 糸

thread

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いと
Onyomi 音読み: シ
Nanori 名乗り: たえためつらより

Variant: 丝 (Itaiji) • Old form: 絲 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 1
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1488
Strokes: 6
Radical: 糸
Components: 小 • 幺 • 糸
Kanji Kentei: Level 10
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 202 entries that include this kanji.

糸

いと

thread

糸口

いとぐち

thread end

へちま水

へちますい

liquid cosmetic made from loofah extract

糸くず

いとくず

waste thread

糸こんにゃく

いとこんにゃく

konnyaku cut into fine threads

糸じり

いとじり

bottom rim of cup or bowl

糸とんぼ

いととんぼ

damselfly (Zygoptera spp.)

糸に紡ぐ

いとにつむぐ

to spin into yarn

糸のこ盤

いとのこばん

scroll saw

糸を引く

いとをひく

to pull (the puppet) strings

糸を垂れる

いとをたれる

to fish

糸を組む

いとをくむ

to braid string

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この糸はとても細い。

this thread is very thin.

赤い糸でボタンをつけた。

i sewed the button on with red thread.

糸がもつれてしまった。

the thread got tangled.

母は糸で布をぬっている。

my mother is sewing cloth with thread.

その糸を切らないで。

don't cut that thread.