毛糸

See also: 毛絲

Japanese
Kanji in this term
毛 糸
け
Grade: 2		 いと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
毛絲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 毛 (ke, “fur, [animal] hair”) +‎ 糸 (ito, “string, thread”).

Pronunciation

Noun

毛(け)糸(いと) • (keito) 

  1. woolen yarn, such as for knitting
    『毛(け)糸(いと)のカービィ』 ― “Keito no Kābī” ― Kirby’s Yarn

Idioms
  • 毛(け)糸(いと)編(あ)む (keito amu)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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