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糸 means 'thread'
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On
シ
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Learn about the radical threading its way through dozens of Jōyō kanji, including 絵 (picture) and 終 (end). This radical connects us to various handicrafts, ropes that play central roles at shrines and in sumo, and four colors.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 糸 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 糸 is used 170 times, read 2 ways.
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silk thread(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
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An additional 14 less common words include 糸 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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