糸 : Thread (radical 120)

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thread (radical 120)

On 'yomi:

シ(shi)

Kun 'yomi:

いと(ito)

Strokes:	6
Radical:	糸 (120)
Usage Rating:	1488

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	1

Unicode:	07cf8
jis208:	27-69

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糸 Usage examples

撚糸(ねんし)	twisted thread or yarn, twining of thread or yarn
白糸(しらいと)	white thread
染め糸(そめいと)	dyed thread or yarn
一糸乱れず(いっしみだれず)	in perfect order
一糸もまとわず(いっしもまとわず) 一糸も纏わず(いっしもまとわず)	stark-naked, without a stitch of clothing on
糸口を開く(いとぐちをひらく)	to find a clue, to make a beginning
糸を組む(いとをくむ)	to braid string
糸を張る(いとをはる)	to stretch a string
糸状虫(しじょうちゅう)	filaria, heartworm
繰糸機(そうしき)	silk reeling machine
太糸(ふといと)	low count yarn, thick thread
細い糸(ほそいいと)	fine thread
糸に紡ぐ(いとにつむぐ)	to spin into yarn
カシミア糸(カシミアいと)	cashmere yarn
カタン糸(カタンいと)	cotton
金糸雀色(きんしじゃくいろ)	canary, daffodil yellow
ガス糸(ガスいと)	gassed yarn
シェニール糸(シェニールいと)	chenille, chenille yarn
ミシン糸(ミシンいと)	sewing cotton
一糸まとわず(いっしまとわず) 一糸纏わず(いっしまとわず)	stark-naked
陰で糸を引く(かげでいとをひく)	to pull wires, to pull strings
金に糸目をつけない(かねにいとめをつけない)	(doing something) regardless of expense
スラブ毛糸(スラブけいと)	slub yarn (yarn with lumps, thickening, etc.)
糸(し)	0.001, one ten-thousandth
赤い糸(あかいいと)	red string of fate, in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
糸を通す(いとをとおす)	to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)