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紡績糸 (bousekiito) Japanese meaning: spun yarn | Kotomora

紡ぼう績せき糸いと

also: ぼうせきし

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Meanings

1

Technical term in textile manufacturing for yarn made by spinning fibers together.

この工こう場じょうでは高こう品ひん質しつの紡ぼう績せき糸いとを生せい産さんし

て

いる

。

This factory produces high-quality spun yarn.

Kanji

紡spinning
績exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons
糸thread

Don't confuse with

紡ぼう績せきN1
紡績糸 always means the finished spun yarn itself, while 紡績 usually refers to the spinning process (sense 2 of 紡績 is just an abbreviation of 紡績糸).

Built from

紡ぼう績せき+糸いと

Written forms

紡績糸
- ぼうせきいと
  Standard kanji spelling for spun yarn.
- ぼうせきし
  Alternate reading ぼうせきし is less common; ぼうせきいと is the usual reading.
ぼうせきし

Etymology

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.