Word Meaning 玉糸

たまいと tamaito

玉糸 is read as たまいと (tamaito) and means dupion silk.

Meaning

English

dupion silk
silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms

Reading

Kana

たまいと

Romaji

tamaito

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 132827 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

糸玉

いとだま

thread ball

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉音

ぎょくいん

the Emperor's voice

玉虫色

たまむしいろ

iridescent colour

玉突き

たまつき

serial collisions (of cars)

玉川大学

たまがわだいがく

Tamagawa University

玉入れ

たまいれ

tama-ire

玉体

ぎょくたい

the Emperor's person or presence

玉代

ぎょくだい

time charge for a geisha

玉川近代美術館

たまがわきんだいびじゅつかん

Tamagawa Modern Art Museum

玉音放送

ぎょくおんほうそう

radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)