絹糸

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
絹 糸
きぬ
Grade: 6		 いと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
絹絲 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 絹 (kinu, “silk”) +‎ 糸 (ito, “thread”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きぬいと [kìnúító] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [kʲinɯ̟ᵝito̞]

Noun

絹(きぬ)糸(いと) • (kinuito) 

  1. silk thread
Derived terms
  • 絹糸草(きぬいとそう) (kinuitosō)
See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
絹 糸
けん
Grade: 6		 し
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
絹絲 (kyūjitai)
繭糸

Pronunciation

Noun

絹(けん)糸(し) • (kenshi) 

  1. silk thread
Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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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