Jisho

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Noun
1. beginning; start; first step​
  • とても
  • みりょくてき魅力的な
  • ひと人
  • に
  • はじ初めて
  • あ会って
  • 、
  • はなし話
  • の
  • いとぐち糸口
  • を
  • み見つける
  • の
  • は
  • 、
  • たいてい
  • かなり
  • むずか難しい
  • もの
  • だ
  • 。
People usually find it very difficult to break the ice when they meet someone extremely attractive for the first time.
Noun
2. clue; lead; hint​
  • わずかな
  • ヒント
  • を
  • いとぐち糸口
  • に
  • して
  • 、
  • ただ正しい
  • こたえ
  • を
  • み見つけた
  • 。
He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.
Noun
3. thread end​
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緒 【いとぐち】、絲口 【いとぐち】
Notes
絲口: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Noun
1. spinning wheel​
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Noun
1. sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourd​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2. loofah (bath sponge); loofa; luffa; vegetable sponge​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
3. worthless thing; insignificant thing​Usually written using kana alone, usu. as ...も〜もない, ...も〜もあるものか, etc.
  • ぶれい無礼
  • も
  • ヘチマ
  • も
  • ある
  • もの
  • か
  • 。
Who cares about bad manners?
Other forms
天糸瓜 【へちま】、ヘチマ
Notes
へちま: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). へちま: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). 天糸瓜: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. fine line​
Noun
2. weight of thread​
Noun
3. slit-eyed​Colloquial, Vulgar expression or word
    五木ひろし
  • は
  • いとめ糸目
  • の
  • おとこ男
  • 。
Hiroshi Itsuki has slits for eyes.
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Noun
1. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)​Usually written using kana alone
Place
2. Itoyo​
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イトヨ
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes​
  • この
  • じけん事件
  • は
  • だれか
  • が
  • いとをひ糸を引いている
  • に
  • ちが違いない
  • 。
Somebody must be at the bottom of this affair.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
2. to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on​
  • あの
  • かいしゃ会社
  • と
  • の
  • とりひ取り引き
  • は
  • ちち父
  • の
  • だい代
  • から
  • いとをひ糸を引く
  • ように
  • き切れない
  • 。
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.
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いとた 糸を垂れる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to fish; to have a line in the water​
  • かわぎし川岸
  • で
  • すうにん数人
  • の
  • おとこ男
  • が
  • いとをたれ糸を垂れている
  • 。
Several men are fishing from the riverbank.
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いといがわしずおかこうぞうせん 糸魚川静岡構造線
Noun
1. Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line​
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Noun
1. telephone made from two cans and a piece of string​
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1. glomerulus​Anatomy
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Noun
1. golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus); besugo​Usually written using kana alone
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イトヨリダイ
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Noun
1. African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)​Usually written using kana alone
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イトヒキアジ
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イトミミズ
Noun
1. tubifex worm​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
糸ミミズ 【いとみみず】、糸蚯蚓 【いとみみず】
Notes
糸蚯蚓: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. thin strips of raw fish and squid​
Other forms
糸づくり 【いとづくり】
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Noun
1. waste thread; lint; fluff​
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糸屑 【いとくず】
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Noun
1. damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
糸蜻蛉 【いととんぼ】、豆娘 【いととんぼ】、イトトンボ
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Kanji — 1 found

2.163498237068809
6 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
糸
thread
Kun: いと
On: シ
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Sentences — 66 found

  • jreibun/40/2
    • うらないし占い師
    • に
    • てそう手相
    • を見てもらったら、
    • ことし今年
    • は赤い
    • いと糸
    • で結ばれた運命の
    • ひと人
    • に出会うだろうと告げられた。
    When I had my palm read by a fortune teller, she told me that this year I would probably meet the man of my dreams, to whom I am tied with a red thread of destiny. — Jreibun
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Names — 305 found

いと 【糸】
Female given name, Family or surname
1. Ito​
いとざき 【糸】
Family or surname
1. Itozaki​
いとむら 【糸】
Unclassified name
1. Itomura​
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