6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N2

thread

Kun'yomi
  • thread
On'yomi
  • thread ②0.0001

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

いと 95.4%
4.6%

Character Breakdown

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)

Common Words

red string of fate
beginning ②clue ③thread end
knitting wool
fine line ②weight of thread ③slit-eyed
(weaving) warp
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References

Unicode hex code 7CF8
JIS X 0208 1-27-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3492
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4431
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2179
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2703
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1379
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1866
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1333
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1431
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 699
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 720
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 113
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27221
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 27
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 242
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 242
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 83
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 807
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 75
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 58
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 409
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1503
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1345
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a0.1
Four corner code 2290.3
De Roo Code 2741