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► 成句
  [(1)いと]  [糸を引く]    meaning:  manipulate  rank: 3
☆ かがから糸をいている ⇨ Someone is pulling strings from behind

► 名詞
  [(1)いと]    meaning:  string  rank: 2
☆ 釣り糸 ⇨ Fishing line

  [(1)いと]    meaning:  thread  rank: 2
☆ 彼女ボタンを糸でけた ⇨ She sewed on a button with threads
☆ 蜘蛛の糸 ⇨ Spider silk


More examples:
  • 糸がぷつんとれた ⇨ The string snapped
  • い糸 ⇨ A thin, fine, thread
  • 彼等軍事力増強には糸目をつけない ⇨ They spend money without limit in order to strengthen their military
  • 一糸まとわぬ裸体 ⇨ A completely nude body
  • 手術から二週間後医者が抜糸した ⇨ The doctor removed suture 2 weeks after the operation
  • 糸がぷっつんとれた ⇨ The thread snapped
  • 一糸まとわぬ裸体 ⇨ A naked body wearing not even a strand of string
  • 糸がぷつりとれた ⇨ The string snapped
  • 糸がぷっつりとれた ⇨ The string snapped
  • から釣り糸をらした ⇨ He dropped a fishing line from a bridge
  • 糸のほつれ ⇨ 
  • 糸がほつれた ⇨ The thread came undone
  • もう太目の糸が必要だ ⇨ We need threads that are a little more thicker
  • ミシンの糸が絡んだ ⇨ The thread of the sewing machine got tangled up
  • い糸 ⇨ A thick thread