Word Meaning 糸爪

いとづめ itozume

糸爪 is read as いとづめ (itozume) and means groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument.

Meaning

English

groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument

Reading

Kana

いとづめ

Romaji

itozume

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 146903 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

糸

いと

thread

糸口

いとぐち

thread end

糸面取り

いとめんとり

light chamfering (engineering)

糸口を開く

いとぐちをひらく

to find a clue

糸電話

いとでんわ

telephone made from two cans and a piece of string

糸球体

しきゅうたい

glomerulus

糸状体

しじょうたい

mitochondria

糸入り

いといり

silk or paper with cotton threads

糸目

いとめ

fine line

糸作り

いとづくり

thin strips of raw fish and squid

糸を通す

いとをとおす

to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

糸取り

いととり

silk reeling