糸いとようじ

Similar words

• デンタルフロス

  Loanword from English; more common in product names and formal contexts, while 糸ようじ is the everyday Japanese term.

• 楊よう枝じ

  Means 'toothpick'; 糸ようじ is a compound of 糸 (thread) and 楊枝 (toothpick).

Etymology

Compound of 糸 (thread) and 楊枝 (toothpick), literally 'thread toothpick'. The spelling 糸ようじ is common because 楊枝 is often written in kana.