SHI ito (thread)

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Character Etymology:

From a pictograph of a skein of yarn, heavily styilized.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: SHI
kun-yomi: ito

English Definitions:

1. SHI: thread; one ten-thousandth of a hair.
2. ito: thread, yarn; gut; string (of a violin); fishing line.

Unicode Encoded Version:

糸

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

製糸 (seishi): silk making.
毛糸 (keito): woolen yarn.
糸巻き (itomaki): spool, bobbin, reel;beam (in weaving); turning peg.

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