JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 糸: "thread"
The kanji 糸 means "thread". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シ in on'yomi and いと in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いと
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | thread |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 1488 of 2,501 |
Common words with 糸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 糸thread; yarn; string
- 糸を引くto pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes · to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
- 糸口beginning; start; first step · clue; lead; hint
- 毛糸knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
- 金糸gold thread
- 蜘蛛の糸The Spider's Thread (1918 short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
- 銀糸silver thread
- 糸目fine line · weight of thread
- 細い糸fine thread
- 一糸まとわぬstark naked
- 一糸乱れぬperfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
- 金糸雀canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
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