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
  • はじ初めて
  • 会って
  • はなし
  • いとぐち糸口
  • 見つける
  • たいてい
  • かなり
  • むずか難しい
  • もの
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
  • いとぐち糸口
  • して
  • ただ正しい
  • こたえ
  • 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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1. sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourdUsually written using kana alone
Noun
2. loofah (bath sponge); loofa; luffa; vegetable spongeUsually written using kana alone
Noun
3. worthless thing; insignificant thingUsually written using kana alone, usu. as ...も〜もない, ...も〜もあるものか, etc.
  • ぶれい無礼
  • ヘチマ
  • ある
  • もの
Who cares about bad manners?
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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-eyedColloquial, Vulgar expression or word
    五木ひろし
  • いとめ糸目
  • おとこ
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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3. Three-spined sticklebackThe three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is ... Read more
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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
  • だれか
  • いとをひ糸を引いている
  • 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
  • とりひ取り引き
  • ちち
  • だい
  • から
  • いとをひ糸を引く
  • ように
  • 切れない
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.
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いと
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to fish; to have a line in the water
  • かわぎし川岸
  • すうにん数人
  • おとこ
  • 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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2. Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, also Ito Shizu Sen (糸静線) is a major fault on Honshu isl... Read more
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Noun
1. telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
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1. glomerulusAnatomy
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Noun
1. golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus); besugoUsually written using kana alone
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2. Nemipterus virgatusNemipterus virgatus, also known as the golden threadfin b... Read more
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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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2. African pompanoThe African pompano, Alectis ciliaris, (also known as the... Read more
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イトヒキアジ
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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. thin strips of raw fish and squid
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糸づくり 【いとづくり】
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Noun
1. damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselleUsually written using kana alone
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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

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6 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
thread
Kun: いと
On:
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Sentences — 42 found

  • jreibun/40/2
    • うらないし占い師
    • てそう手相
    • を見てもらったら、
    • ことし今年
    • は赤い
    • いと
    • で結ばれた運命の
    • ひと
    • に出会うとだろう告げられた。
    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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