Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) きぬいと [kìnúító] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩnɯᵝito̞]

Noun

絹糸 ‎(hiragana きぬいと, romaji kinuito)

1. silk thread

Derived terms

• 絹糸草 (きぬいとそう) ‎(kinuitosō)

See also

• 絹 (きぬ) ‎(kinu, “silk”)
• 絹地 (きぬじ) ‎(kinuji, “silk fabric”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) け​んし [kéꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞nɕi]

Noun

絹糸 ‎(hiragana けんし, romaji kenshi)

1. silk thread

Derived terms

• 擬絹糸 (ぎけんし) ‎(gikenshi)
• 絹糸腺 (けんしせん) ‎(kenshisen, “sericterium”)
• 絹糸紡績 (けんしぼうせき) ‎(kenshi bōseki, “silk spinning”)
• 酢酸絹糸 (さくさんけんし) ‎(sakusan kenshi, “acetate fibre”)
• 人造絹糸 (じんぞうけんし) ‎(jinzō kenshi, “rayon”)
• 紡績絹糸 (ぼうせきけんし) ‎(bōseki kenshi, “spun silk”)

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3