thread

Word

thread

Meaning

糸

Part of speech

kanji

Pronunciation

Course

Japanese

Lesson

Kanji 15

Note

A thread is just a short thread with a small bit extra.

Breakdown of thread

small

小

You see some small animals walking on hooks instead of legs.

Usages of thread

If you don't have enough threads to make clothes in winter, it will be your end.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

tie

結

A tie is a thread that gives a man good luck.

picture

絵

Where many threads meet, they form a picture.

crimson

紅

Using crimson threads, you craft a beautiful work.

green

緑

If there are threads in yo water, don't drink it. You'll turn green.

strap

緒

You see a thread, and someone crafts a strap from it.

paper

紙

To personalize your paper, on every thread that it consists of, you imprint your family name.

vertical

縦

Threads obey gravity, hanging vertically.

practice

練

Thread your way east to master the practice.

thin

細

You became as thin as a thread by working on the rice paddy too much.

passage

経

You follow a thread and arrive at a sacred passage.

糸いとito

thread

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