絹糸(きぬいと)

きぬいと
noun
silk thread; silk yarn
1. silk thread; silk yarn
Thread or yarn spun from the cocoons of silkworms. Used for fine sewing, embroidery, weaving silk fabrics, and traditional crafts.
絹糸(きぬいと)で刺繍(ししゅう)をした。
I did embroidery with silk thread.
着物(きもの)は絹糸(きぬいと)で織(お)られている。
The kimono is woven with silk thread.
蚕(かいこ)が作(つく)る繭(まゆ)から細(ほそ)い絹糸(きぬいと)が取(と)れる。
Fine silk thread is obtained from the cocoons that silkworms make.

絹(きぬ) (silk) + 糸(いと) (thread). Also occasionally read けんし in technical contexts (e.g., the textile industry).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 絹糸(きぬいと)で織(お)る: to weave with silk thread
  • 絹糸(きぬいと)で縫(ぬ)う: to sew with silk thread
  • 絹糸(きぬいと)の光沢(こうたく): the luster of silk thread
  • 細(ほそ)い絹糸(きぬいと): fine silk thread

RELATED WORDS:

  • 絹(きぬ): silk (the material itself)
  • 糸(いと): thread (general)
  • 木綿糸(もめんいと): cotton thread
  • 毛糸(けいと): wool yarn
  • 蚕(かいこ): silkworm
  • 繭(まゆ): cocoon
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