糸巻(いとま)き

いとまき
noun
spool; bobbin; reel
toolmusic
1. spool; bobbin; thread reel
A cylindrical device around which thread, yarn, or string is wound for storage or use. Also refers to the act of winding thread.
糸巻(いとま)きに糸(いと)を巻(ま)いた。
I wound thread onto the spool.
裁縫(さいほう)箱(ばこ)の中(なか)に糸巻(いとま)きがたくさん入(はい)っている。
There are many spools inside the sewing box.
祖母(そぼ)は色(いろ)とりどりの糸(いと)を糸巻(いとま)きに丁寧(ていねい)に巻(ま)き直(なお)していた。
My grandmother was carefully rewinding colorful threads onto spools.
2. tuning peg (of a stringed instrument)
The peg on instruments like the shamisen, koto, or guitar used to adjust string tension and tuning.
三味線(しゃみせん)の糸巻(いとま)きを回(まわ)す。
To turn the tuning peg of a shamisen.
糸巻(いとま)きが緩(ゆる)んで音(おと)が狂(くる)った。
The tuning peg loosened and the sound went out of tune.
演奏(えんそう)の前(まえ)に糸巻(いとま)きを調整(ちょうせい)して音(おと)を合(あ)わせる。
Before the performance, I adjust the tuning pegs to tune the instrument.

Composed of 糸(いと) (thread) + 巻(ま)き (winding). The word has two distinct uses: the sewing/craft meaning (spool or bobbin) and the musical instrument meaning (tuning peg). The musical sense is primarily associated with traditional Japanese instruments like the 三味線(しゃみせん) and 琴(こと).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ボビン: bobbin — the sewing-machine-specific spool; from English
  • リール: reel — for fishing line or film; from English
  • ペグ: peg — the Western musical instrument tuning peg; from English
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Added 2026.4.27 20:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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