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引線穿針


引线穿针

see styles
yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn
    yin3 xian4 chuan1 zhen1
yin hsien ch`uan chen
    yin hsien chuan chen
to thread a needle; (fig.) to act as a go-between

抽絲剝繭


抽丝剥茧

see styles
chōu sī bō jiǎn
    chou1 si1 bo1 jian3
ch`ou ssu po chien
    chou ssu po chien
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom); fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter

穿針引線


穿针引线

see styles
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
    chuan1 zhen1 yin3 xian4
ch`uan chen yin hsien
    chuan chen yin hsien
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between

穿針走線


穿针走线

see styles
chuān zhēn zǒu xiàn
    chuan1 zhen1 zou3 xian4
ch`uan chen tsou hsien
    chuan chen tsou hsien
to thread a needle

糸を通す

see styles
 itootoosu
    いとをとおす
(exp,v5s) to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

經緯密度


经纬密度

see styles
jīng wěi mì dù
    jing1 wei3 mi4 du4
ching wei mi tu
(textiles) thread count

Variations:

綟子

see styles
 moji
    もじ
hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.

繰り出す

see styles
 kuridasu
    くりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); (2) to sally forth; (3) to send out; to dispatch; (4) to lunge; to unleash

蛛絲馬跡


蛛丝马迹

see styles
zhū sī mǎ jì
    zhu1 si1 ma3 ji4
chu ssu ma chi
lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue

蜘蛛の糸

see styles
 kumonoito
    くものいと
(work) The Spider's Thread (1918 short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa); (wk) The Spider's Thread (1918 short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)

螺子切り

see styles
 nejikiri
    ねじきり
screw cutter; thread cutting

製糸工場

see styles
 seishikoujou / seshikojo
    せいしこうじょう
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill

過疎スレ

see styles
 kasosure
    かそスレ
(slang) {comp} dead thread (e.g. in forum); inactive thread

針頭線腦


针头线脑

see styles
zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo
    zhen1 tou2 xian4 nao3
chen t`ou hsien nao
    chen tou hsien nao
needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework; (fig.) unimportant thing

風中之燭


风中之烛

see styles
fēng zhōng zhī zhú
    feng1 zhong1 zhi1 zhu2
feng chung chih chu
lit. candle in the wind (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread

ストランド

see styles
 sutorando
    ストランド
strand (thread, rope); (surname) Strand; Storandt

ほこりだに

see styles
 hokoridani
    ほこりだに
(kana only) white mite (Tarsonemidae spp.); thread-footed mite

解決の糸口

see styles
 kaiketsunoitoguchi
    かいけつのいとぐち
(exp,n) key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery

ウィットねじ

see styles
 ittoneji
    ウィットねじ
Whitworth screw thread

シールテープ

see styles
 shiiruteepu / shiruteepu
    シールテープ
thread sealing tape (wasei: seal tape); plumber's tape

Variations:
先染め
先染

see styles
 sakizome
    さきぞめ
yarn dyeing; thread dyeing; prior dyeing of thread before cloth is woven

Variations:
枠(P)

see styles
 waku
    わく
(n,n-suf) (1) frame; framework; (n,n-suf) (2) border; box; (n,n-suf) (3) limit; restriction; quota; (n,n-suf) (4) category; bracket; class; (n,n-suf) (5) time slot (in a broadcasting schedule); (n,n-suf) (6) (net-sl) live stream; live (online) broadcast; (7) spool (of thread); reel

Variations:
皮剥ぎ
皮剥

see styles
 kawahagi; kawahagi
    かわはぎ; カワハギ
(1) (kana only) thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); (2) skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking; skinner; barker

Variations:
糸くず
糸屑

see styles
 itokuzu
    いとくず
waste thread; lint; fluff

Variations:
糸偏
糸へん

see styles
 itohen
    いとへん
(1) kanji "thread" radical at left; (2) (colloquialism) textile industry

Variations:
糸掛け
糸掛

see styles
 itokake
    いとかけ
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)

Variations:
組糸
組み糸

see styles
 kumiito / kumito
    くみいと
braid; braided thread or cord

Variations:
練り糸
練糸

see styles
 neriito / nerito
    ねりいと
glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)

Variations:
縫い糸
縫糸

see styles
 nuiito / nuito
    ぬいいと
sewing thread; suture

Variations:
脈(P)

see styles
 myaku
    みゃく
(1) pulse; (2) vein; (3) chain (of mountains, etc.); (4) hope; (5) thread (of an argument)

話の穂をつぐ

see styles
 hanashinohootsugu
    はなしのほをつぐ
(exp,v5g) to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation

話の穂を継ぐ

see styles
 hanashinohootsugu
    はなしのほをつぐ
(exp,v5g) to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation

シール・テープ

see styles
 shiiru teepu / shiru teepu
    シール・テープ
thread sealing tape (wasei: seal tape); plumber's tape

スレッドセーフ

see styles
 sureddoseefu
    スレッドセーフ
(computer terminology) thread safe

Variations:
ばらり
バラリ

see styles
 barari; barari
    ばらり; バラリ
(adv-to,adv) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; (hanging) loosely; (adv-to,adv) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking

Variations:
プツリ
ぷつり

see styles
 putsuri; putsuri
    プツリ; ぷつり
(adv-to,adv) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (adv-to,adv) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); (adv-to,adv) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) piercing (e.g. with a needle); (adv-to,adv) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); (adv-to,adv) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)

Variations:
プツン
ぷつん

see styles
 putsun; putsun
    プツン; ぷつん
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぷっつり・1) (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)

Variations:
共白髪
友白髪

see styles
 tomoshiraga
    ともしらが
(1) growing old together (as a couple); (2) white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)

風中燭,瓦上霜


风中烛,瓦上霜

see styles
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
    feng1 zhong1 zhu2 , wa3 shang4 shuang1
feng chung chu , wa shang shuang
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread

スレッド・セーフ

see styles
 sureddo seefu
    スレッド・セーフ
(computer terminology) thread safe

スレッドタイトル

see styles
 sureddotaitoru
    スレッドタイトル
title of a thread in email, news, etc. (wasei: thread title)

Variations:
巻き取る
巻取る

see styles
 makitoru
    まきとる
(transitive verb) to wind (thread, film, etc.)

Variations:
紡ぎ糸
つむぎ糸

see styles
 tsumugiito / tsumugito
    つむぎいと
spun thread; spun yarn (silk, wool, cotton, etc.)

Variations:
絹糸(P)
繭糸

see styles
 kinuito(p); kenshi
    きぬいと(P); けんし
(1) silk thread; silk yarn; (2) (けんし only) {agric} corn silk

Variations:
かせ糸
綛糸
桛糸

see styles
 kaseito / kaseto
    かせいと
reeled thread

Variations:
しつけ糸
仕付け糸

see styles
 shitsukeito / shitsuketo
    しつけいと
tacking; basting (thread)

スレッド・タイトル

see styles
 sureddo taitoru
    スレッド・タイトル
title of a thread in email, news, etc. (wasei: thread title)

Variations:
ねじ切り
螺子切り

see styles
 nejikiri
    ねじきり
screw cutter; thread cutting

Variations:
プッツン
ぷっつん

see styles
 puttsun; puttsun
    プッツン; ぷっつん
(n,vs,vi) (1) (colloquialism) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See プツン・1) (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.)

Variations:
リリヤン
リリアン

see styles
 ririyan; ririan
    リリヤン; リリアン
lily yarn; handicraft, knitting, etc. thread made of artificial silk

Variations:
麻糸
麻絲(oK)

see styles
 asaito; mashi
    あさいと; まし
hemp yarn; linen thread

Variations:
天秤
天びん(sK)

see styles
 tenbin
    てんびん
(1) (balance) scales; (2) (abbreviation) (See 天秤棒) carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke; (3) thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); (4) {fish} spreader bar

Variations:
枠(P)
框(rK)

see styles
 waku
    わく
(n,n-suf) (1) frame; framework; (n,n-suf) (2) border; box; (n,n-suf) (3) limit; restriction; quota; (n,n-suf) (4) category; bracket; class; (n,n-suf) (5) time slot (in a broadcasting schedule); (n,n-suf) (6) (net-sl) (See 歌枠) stream; livestream; live stream; live (online) broadcast; (7) spool (of thread); reel

Variations:
糸巻き
糸巻
糸まき

see styles
 itomaki
    いとまき
(1) spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; (2) tuning peg

Variations:
綴じ糸
綴糸(io)

see styles
 tojiito / tojito
    とじいと
binding thread; basting thread

Variations:
脈(P)
脉(rK)

see styles
 myaku
    みゃく
(1) pulse; (2) vein; (3) chain (of mountains, etc.); (4) hope; (5) thread (of an argument)

Variations:
ネジ山
ねじ山
螺子山

see styles
 nejiyama(neji山); nejiyama(neji山, 螺子山)
    ネジやま(ネジ山); ねじやま(ねじ山, 螺子山)
screw thread; ridge

Variations:
プツッ
ぷつっ
プツっ

see styles
 putsu; putsu; putsu
    プツッ; ぷつっ; プツっ
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぷつん・1) (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) pricking (e.g. with a needle)

單絲不成線,獨木不成林


单丝不成线,独木不成林

see styles
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
    dan1 si1 bu4 cheng2 xian4 , du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2
tan ssu pu ch`eng hsien , tu mu pu ch`eng lin
    tan ssu pu cheng hsien , tu mu pu cheng lin
(idiom) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest

Variations:
巻き返し(P)
巻返し

see styles
 makikaeshi
    まきかえし
(1) rally; recovery; comeback; rollback; (2) winding (thread, etc.)

Variations:
紡ぎ糸
紬糸
つむぎ糸

see styles
 tsumugiito / tsumugito
    つむぎいと
(1) (spun) silk thread; (2) (usu. 紡ぎ糸) spun thread (wool, etc.)

Variations:
絹糸(P)
繭糸(P)

see styles
 kenshi(p); kinuito(p)
    けんし(P); きぬいと(P)
silk thread

Variations:
ウィットネジ
ウィットねじ

see styles
 ittoneji; ittoneji
    ウィットネジ; ウィットねじ
Whitworth screw thread

Variations:
ねじ切り
螺子切り(rK)

see styles
 nejikiri
    ねじきり
screw cutter; thread cutting

Variations:
話の穂を継ぐ
話の穂をつぐ

see styles
 hanashinohootsugu
    はなしのほをつぐ
(exp,v5g) to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation

Variations:
クモの糸
蜘蛛の糸
くもの糸

see styles
 kumonoito(蜘蛛no糸, kumono糸); kumonoito(kumono糸)
    くものいと(蜘蛛の糸, くもの糸); クモのいと(クモの糸)
spider's thread; spider silk

Variations:
シールテープ
シール・テープ

see styles
 shiiruteepu; shiiru teepu / shiruteepu; shiru teepu
    シールテープ; シール・テープ
thread sealing tape (wasei: seal tape); plumber's tape

Variations:
糸口(P)

絲口(oK)

see styles
 itoguchi
    いとぐち
(1) beginning; start; first step; (2) clue; lead; hint; (3) thread end

Variations:
ねじ山
ネジ山
螺子山(rK)

see styles
 nejiyama
    ねじやま
screw thread; ridge

Variations:
スレッドセーフ
スレッド・セーフ

see styles
 sureddoseefu; sureddo seefu
    スレッドセーフ; スレッド・セーフ
{comp} thread safe

Variations:
繰り出す(P)
繰出す
くり出す

see styles
 kuridasu
    くりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); (transitive verb) (2) to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to flock; to sally forth; (transitive verb) (3) to send out one after another; to dispatch; (transitive verb) (4) to lunge; to unleash

Variations:
スレッドタイトル
スレッド・タイトル

see styles
 sureddotaitoru; sureddo taitoru
    スレッドタイトル; スレッド・タイトル
{comp} thread title

Variations:
糸鬢
糸ビン(sK)
糸びん(sK)

see styles
 itobin
    いとびん
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

Variations:
縒りをかける
よりを掛ける
縒りを掛ける

see styles
 yoriokakeru
    よりをかける
(exp,v1) (1) to twist a thread; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) (abbreviation) (See 腕によりをかける) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

Variations:
繰り出す(P)
繰出す
くり出す(sK)

see styles
 kuridasu
    くりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); (transitive verb) (2) to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to flock; to sally forth; (transitive verb) (3) to send out one after another; to dispatch; (transitive verb) (4) to lunge; to unleash

Variations:
より糸
縒り糸
撚り糸
縒糸(io)
撚糸(io)

see styles
 yoriito / yorito
    よりいと
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine

Variations:
ぷっつり
プッツリ
ふっつり
フッツリ
ふつり
フツリ

see styles
 puttsuri; puttsuri; futtsuri; futtsuri; futsuri; futsuri
    ぷっつり; プッツリ; ふっつり; フッツリ; ふつり; フツリ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely; once and for all

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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