[糸] Handwritten Kanji for thread and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “糸” (ito); Kanji for “thread”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “糸” (ito)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “糸”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
糸	シ いと	shi ito	6	糸	thread

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “糸”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
糸	いと	ito	thread
運命の赤い糸	うんめいのあかいいと	unmei no akaiito	meant for each other
菌糸	きんし	kinshi	hypha