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 you should have learned this reading via the vocab word in the previous level. With it's actually the main reading for the kanji, so you should already know it.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 毛糸をあむ

    to knit yarn

    毛糸をつかう

    to use woolen yarn

    毛糸をえらぶ

    to choose a yarn

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