糸巻(いとま)き

いとまき
noun
spool; bobbin; reel
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��)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:

  • 糸巻(いとま)きに巻(ま)く: to wind onto a spool
  • 糸巻(いとま)きを回(まわ)す: to turn the spool/tuning peg
  • 木製(もくせい)の糸巻(いとま)き: wooden spool

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ボビ���: 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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