いと
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. thread; yarn; string
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (93 in total)
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
silk thread
cypress (Cupressus sp.)
kite string
cotton thread
tubifex worm
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
fishing line
(weaving) warp
reeled thread
raw silk thread
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
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
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
white thread
fishing line
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
bottom rim of cup or bowl
knotted silk
waste thread
vortex filament; vortex line
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
spider's thread; spider silk
spider's thread; spider silk
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
fine thread
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
to stretch a string
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
embroidery thread
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
hemp yarn; linen thread
colored thread; coloured thread
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
sewing thread; suture
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
tacking; basting (thread)
to fish; to have a line in the water
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)
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
thin strips of raw fish and squid
(spun) silk thread; spun thread (wool, etc.)
dyed thread or yarn
braid; braided thread or cord
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
yarn seller
marionette manipulation
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
to braid string
sewing cotton
silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner
flax yarn
weeping willow
to spin into yarn
dental floss
woman factory worker in weaving industry
low count yarn; thick thread
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)
silk or paper with cotton threads
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
medium-sized thread
inked marking string
reel; spool
drawn thread
chain of yarn
(musical) strings and bamboo
cashmere yarn
gassed yarn
chenille; chenille yarn
Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)
spinneret (of a spider)
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
light chamfering (engineering)
coarse silk from the outside of a cocoon (a type of waste thread)
small pondweed (Potamogeton pusillus)
tightly twisted thread
Examples (8 in total)
The threads got tangled.
Don't you have a needle and some thread?
This thread tangles easily.