Meaning

Primary

Wool Yarn

Alternative

Yarn

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When you have fur string (aka string made of fur) what do you think of? Hopefully wool yarn.

Reading

けいと
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings for these kanji are the kun'yomi readings. With 毛 you should have learned this reading via the vocab word in the previous level. With 糸 it's actually the main reading for the kanji, so you should already know it.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 毛糸のセーター

    a wool sweater

    毛糸のパンツ

    woolen underwear

    毛糸のぼうし

    a woolly hat

Context Sentences

ピンク色の毛糸を下さい。

Please give me some pink wool.

おばあちゃんが自分で作った毛糸のブランケットをくれました。

Grandma gave me a wool blanket she made herself.

このジーンズ、本当は毛糸でできています。

These jeans are actually made of wool.

Kanji Composition