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English Meanings:
noun
- gut (used to make tennis rackets, violin strings, etc.); catgut
English Meanings:
noun
- string
弓弦
[ゆみづる]
yumiduru
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
弓弦
[ゆづる]
yuduru
English Meanings:
noun
- bowstring
糸
[いと]
ito
noun, noun, used as a suffix
English Meanings:
noun, noun, used as a suffix
- thread; yarn; string
糸口
[いとぐち]
itoguchi
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
緒
[いとぐち]
itoguchi
絲口
[いとぐち]
itoguchi
Outdated Kanji
English Meanings:
noun
- beginning; start; first step
- clue; lead; hint
- thread end
English Meanings:
noun
- cord; strap; thong
- string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
ひねる
hineru
godan verb, transitive verb
Alternate Written Forms:
English Meanings:
godan verb, transitive verb
- to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck)
- to puzzle over
- to defeat easily
English Meanings:
noun
- string; cord
- man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp (esp. ヒモ)
- restrictions; conditions
- mantle (shellfish, etc.)
- small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken)
紡糸
[ぼうし]
boushi
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- spinning; spun cotton (wool)
English Meanings:
noun
- bowstring
- string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
- bail (arched pot handle) (esp. 鉉)
- diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu (also written as 梁)
English Meanings:
noun
- wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith
- core; heart; centre; center
- pistil (of a flower)
- stamen
釣り糸
[つりいと]
tsuriito
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
釣糸
[つりいと]
tsuriito
English Meanings:
noun
- fishing line
灯心
[とうしん]
toushin
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
灯芯
[とうしん]
toushin
燈心
[とうしん]
toushin
Outdated Kanji
燈芯
[とうしん]
toushin
Outdated Kanji
English Meanings:
noun
- (lamp) wick
撚糸
[ねんし]
nenshi
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn
English Meanings:
noun
- twist; spin
- ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style)
- wrapped offering (of money)
- twisting throw
縒り
[より]
yori
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
English Meanings:
noun
- twist; ply
English Meanings:
noun
- string (of a shamisen, etc.)
- stringed instrument
撚る
[よる]
yoru
godan verb, transitive verb
Alternate Written Forms:
English Meanings:
godan verb, transitive verb
- to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
物干し綱
[ものほしづな]
monohoshiduna
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- clothesline
糸
[し]
shi
noun, numeric
English Meanings:
noun
- thread
numeric
- 0.0001; one ten-thousandth