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silk thread; cocoon thread; raw silk fiber
Thread obtained from silkworm cocoons. Refers to the raw silk fiber before it is processed into fabric. An important term in the history of Japanese textile production and sericulture.
繭から繭糸を取り出す。
To extract silk thread from cocoons.
繭糸の品質は蚕の育て方で変わる。
The quality of silk thread changes depending on how the silkworms are raised.
明治時代、日本は繭糸の輸出で外貨を稼いだ。
In the Meiji era, Japan earned foreign currency through silk thread exports.
Composed of 繭 (cocoon) and 糸 (thread). Japan has a long history of sericulture (養蚕), and silk production was a major industry from the Edo period through the early twentieth century. The 富岡製糸場 (Tomioka Silk Mill), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a famous example of Japan's silk industry.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 繭糸を紡ぐ: to spin silk thread
- 繭糸の生産: silk thread production
- 生繭糸: raw silk thread
- 繭糸の品質: silk thread quality
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 生糸: raw silk — the native Japanese reading for unprocessed silk thread
- 絹糸: silk thread — processed silk thread ready for weaving
- 絹: silk — the finished fabric material