Quick answer
糸 is the kanji for "Thread". A common reading is いと (ito). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Thread
Also : Yarn · String
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 糸 represents 'THREAD'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of thread.
On-reading: し — remember this sound by associating it with thread. Kun-reading: いと.
Example Sentences
赤い糸で運命の人とつながっているという伝説があります。
あかいいとでうんめいのひととつながっているというでんせつがあります。
There is a legend that you are connected to your destined person by a red thread.
刺繍の糸が絡まって、ほどくのに時間がかかりました。
ししゅうのいとがからまって、ほどくのにじかんがかかりました。
The embroidery thread got tangled and it took time to untangle.
Vocabulary using 糸
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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