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    3. 糸口

    糸口

    糸いと口ぐち

    beginning

    KMT6News #12+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab9 strokes

    緒絲口

    いとぐち

    Noun

    1.
    beginning, start, first step
    2.
    clue, lead, hint
    3.
    thread end

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    事じ件けん解かい決けつの糸いと口ぐちが見みつかった。

    A clue to solving the case was found.

    KMT4Daily LifePolitics & Law
    難むずかしい問もん題だいだが、ようやく解かい決けつの糸いと口ぐちが見みえてきた。

    It's a difficult problem, but a clue to its solution has finally appeared.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かの女じょは会かい話わの糸いと口ぐちを見みつけるのが得とく意いだ。

    She is good at finding a way to start a conversation.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    読どく書しょは新あたらしい知ち識しきを得えるための良よい糸いと口ぐちとなる。

    Reading can be a good starting point for gaining new knowledge.

    KMT6EducationCore Concepts
    彼かれはその小ちいさな情じょう報ほうから、大おおきな発はっ見けんへの糸いと口ぐちを見みい出だした。

    From that small piece of information, he found a clue leading to a major discovery.

    KMT7Science & MathWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    糸
    いと…(1)
    thread
    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
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