絹糸

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
絹	糸
きぬ Grade: 6	いと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
絹絲 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 絹 (kinu, “silk”) +‎ 糸 (ito, “thread”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きぬいと [kìnúító] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [kʲinɯ̟ᵝito̞]

Noun

絹(きぬ)糸(いと) • (kinuito)

silk thread

Derived terms

絹糸草(きぬいとそう) (kinuitosō)

See also

絹(きぬ) (kinu, “silk”)
絹地(きぬじ) (kinuji, “silk fabric”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
絹	糸
けん Grade: 6	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
絹絲 (kyūjitai) 繭糸

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんし [kéꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

絹(けん)糸(し) • (kenshi)

silk thread

Derived terms

擬絹糸(ぎけんし) (gikenshi)
絹糸腺(けんしせん) (kenshisen, “sericterium”)
絹糸紡績(けんしぼうせき) (kenshi bōseki, “silk spinning”)
酢酸絹糸(さくさんけんし) (sakusan kenshi, “acetate fibre”)
人造絹糸(じんぞうけんし) (jinzō kenshi, “rayon”)
紡績絹糸(ぼうせきけんし) (bōseki kenshi, “spun silk”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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