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    3. 生糸

    生糸

    生き糸いと

    raw silk thread

    KMT10News #33+1Ref L2NounFashion & BeautyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    きいと

    Noun

    1.
    raw silk thread

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    生き糸いとは絹きぬの原げん料りょうです。

    Raw silk is the raw material for silk.

    KMT6Fashion & Beauty
    生き糸いとから作つくられた生き地じは、肌はだ触ざわりが非ひ常じょうに滑なめらかです。

    Fabrics made from raw silk have a very smooth texture.

    KMT9Fashion & Beauty
    この美うつくしい着き物ものは、最さい高こう級きゅうの生き糸いとで織おられています。

    This beautiful kimono is woven from the finest raw silk.

    KMT10Fashion & BeautyCulture & Traditions
    日に本ほんはかつて生き糸いとの主しゅ要ような輸ゆ出しゅつ国こくであり、その産さん業ぎょうは国くにの経けい済ざいを支ささえました。

    Japan was once a major exporter of raw silk, and that industry supported the nation's economy.

    KMT10Fashion & BeautyHistoryBusiness & Finance
    生き糸いとの生せい産さんには、蚕かいこの飼し育いくから製せい糸しまで、多おおくの手て間まと技きじゅ術つが必ひつ要ようです。

    The production of raw silk requires a lot of effort and skill, from silkworm rearing to reeling.

    KMT10Fashion & BeautyScience & MathWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    糸
    いと…(1)
    thread
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