noun

  1. weft, woof (crosswise threads on a loom).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
横糸 よこいと
緯糸
緯糸 よこいと
緯糸 ぬきいと
よこいと
ぬき
 
 
よこ糸 よこいと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sideways, side, horizontal
よこ オウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
yellow
き オウ コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)