Meaning

Primary

Silk Thread

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A silk thread is silk thread!

Reading

けんし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
きぬいと
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You haven't learned these readings for and yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

Who only uses clothes made with silk thread? Ken's sheep ()! Ken's sheep is very particular, and only wears clothes made from silk thread while it's waiting for its wool to grow back.

Context

Context Sentences

西陣の糸屋で絹糸を買ってきてちょうだい。

Please go buy silk thread at the Nishijin thread store.

Kanji Composition