毛糸

See also: 毛絲

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
毛	糸
け Grade: 2	いと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
毛絲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

毛(け)糸(いと) • (keito)

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

Idioms edit

毛(け)糸(いと)編(あ)む (keito amu)

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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