also: ぼうせきし
noun
Technical term in textile manufacturing for yarn made by spinning fibers together.
この工場では高品質の紡績糸を生産している。
This factory produces high-quality spun yarn.
Standard kanji spelling for spun yarn.
Alternate reading ぼうせきし is less common; ぼうせきいと is the usual reading.
Compound of 紡績 (spinning) and 糸 (thread). The reading ぼうせきし uses the on'yomi for both kanji, while ぼうせきいと mixes on'yomi and kun'yomi.