JLPT N2 · Noun

毛糸 (keito)

毛糸 (けいと, keito) is a Japanese noun meaning “knitting wool; woolen yarn”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいと
Romaji: keito
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

赤ん坊が毛糸の玉をもつれさせた。

The baby tangled the ball of yarn.

Tatoeba #142206

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 毛糸

毛

fur, hair, featherモウ・け · 4 strokes

糸

threadシ・いと · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 毛糸.

毛けhair毛布もうふblanket髪の毛かみのけhair (on the head)毛皮けがわfur羊毛ようもうwool糸いとthread

Source: JMdict entry 1533860 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.