noun
A device for spinning thread or yarn from fibers. Often associated with traditional crafts and fairy tales.
祖母は古い糸車で糸を紡いでいた。
My grandmother used to spin thread with an old spinning wheel.
Compound of 糸 (ito, 'thread') and 車 (kuruma, 'wheel'). The reading いとぐるま follows standard rendaku voicing.