イト
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. thread; yarn; string
Pitch accent
イ
ト
Used in vocabulary (93 in total)
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
cypress (Cupressus sp.)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
tubifex worm
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
yarn seller
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
fishing line
raw silk thread
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
spider's thread; spider silk
silk thread; silk yarn
fine thread
waste thread; lint; fluff
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
embroidery thread
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
kite string; cotton yarn
(weaving) warp
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
hemp yarn; linen thread
white thread
colored thread; coloured thread
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
cotton thread
fishing line
sewing thread; suture
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
tacking; basting (thread)
needle threader
reeled thread
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
thin strips of raw fish and squid
stretching out a string; stretching out like a string; silk reeling; silk spinning; pulling someone's strings; appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
leveling line (establishing horizontality during construction); level string line; leveling string
dyed thread or yarn
braid; braided thread or cord
marionette manipulation
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
tsumugi silk yarn; (spun) silk noil yarn
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
flax yarn; linen thread
sewing cotton
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
spun thread; spun yarn (silk, wool, cotton, etc.)
weeping willow
low count yarn; thick thread
dental floss
silk or paper with cotton threads
(musical) strings and bamboo
woman factory worker in weaving industry
cotton thread
bottom rim of cup or bowl
knotted silk
waste thread
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)
chenille; chenille yarn
top component of the kanji "thread" radical
first string (of a shamisen, etc.)
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument; someone's ability to play the shamisen
purple; violet
vortex filament; vortex line
small pondweed (Potamogeton pusillus)
shuttle (weaving, sewing); bobbin threading
medium-sized thread
inked marking string
reel; spool
drawn thread
chain of yarn
cashmere yarn
gassed yarn
Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)
spinneret (of a spider)
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
light chamfering (engineering)
grandrelle yarn; mouline yarn; mottled yarn; mock twist yarn
coarse silk from the outside of a cocoon (a type of waste thread)
tightly twisted thread
leader line
Koito Industries, Limited
The Spider's Thread (1918 short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Examples (7 in total)
The threads got tangled.
Don't you have a needle and some thread?
This thread tangles easily.