繭糸(けんし)

けんし
noun
silk thread; cocoon thread; raw silk fiber
culturehistory
1. 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(まゆ)から繭糸(けんし)を取(と)り出(だ)す。
To extract silk thread from cocoons.
繭糸(けんし)の品質(ひんしつ)は蚕(かいこ)の育(そだ)て方(かた)で変(か)わる。
The quality of silk thread changes depending on how the silkworms are raised.
明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)、日本(にほん)は繭糸(けんし)の輸出(ゆしゅつ)で外貨(がいか)を稼(かせ)いだ。
In the Meiji era, Japan earned foreign currency through silk thread exports.

Composed of 繭(けん) (cocoon) and 糸(し) (thread). Japan has a long history of sericulture (養蚕(ようさん)), and silk production was a major industry from the Edo period through the early twentieth century. The 富岡(とみおか)製糸場(せいしじょう) (Tomioka Silk Mill), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a famous example of Japan's silk industry.

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Compare: 生糸(きいと) (raw silk)
Compare: 絹糸(きぬいと) (silk thread)
Compare: 絹(きぬ) (silk)
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