糸

• 読み: いと
• ローマ字: ito
• 漢字の分解: 糸 (shi/ito) — thread, string
• 発音: /i.to/

意味

Thread; string; yarn. A thin strand of fibre used for sewing, weaving, or crafting.

Refers to any thin fibre strand, whether for sewing (縫い糸), knitting (毛糸), or traditional crafts. The kanji 糸 is also a radical (糸偏) appearing in many textile and fabric-related characters like 紙, 絵, 組, and 線. In literary contexts, 糸 can metaphorically refer to connections or thin links between things.

例文

1. ボタンが取れたので糸と針が必要です。
2. 赤い糸で名前をぬいました。
3. この糸はとても丈夫で切れにくい。

使い方ガイド

場面: sewing, crafts, textiles

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 糸 is a pictograph depicting twisted strands of silk thread. One of the oldest kanji, reflecting the importance of textile production in ancient East Asian civilisation.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal