糸 thread 6 strokes taught in grade 1 old JLPT 2 #1488 in newspapers Readings Onシ Kunいと In Chinese 丝, traditional 絲 Words written with it 糸 いと thread N4 糸口 いとぐち beginning 毛糸 けいと knitting wool N2 撚糸 ねんし twisted thread or yarn 生糸 きいと raw silk thread 釣り糸 つりいと fishing line 綿糸 めんし cotton yarn 縦糸 たていと (weaving) warp 絹糸 きぬいと silk thread 白糸 しらいと white thread 蚕糸 さんし silk thread 金糸 きんし gold thread