noun

  1. raw silk thread.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
生糸 きいと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (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)