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

毛(け) (ke, “fur, hair”) + 糸(いと) (ito, “thread, string”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けいと [kèító] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ke̞ito̞]

Noun

毛(け)糸(いと) • (keito)

woolen yarn, such as for knitting
毛(け)糸(いと)の手袋(てぶくろ) ― keito no tebukuro ― woolen gloves

Idioms

毛(け)糸(いと)編(あ)む (keito amu)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN