Word Meaning 糸道

いとみち itomichi

糸道 is read as いとみち (itomichi) and means groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument.

Meaning

English

  1. groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
  2. someone's ability to play the shamisen

Reading

Kana

いとみち

Romaji

itomichi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 116894 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

道糸

みちいと

fishing line

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