天蚕糸

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 6 Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
天蠶絲 (kyūjitai)

Compare てぐす (tegusu, giant silkworm gut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [te̞ɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun

天蚕糸(てぐす) • (tegusu) 

  1. tensan silk; silk derived from Japanese oak silkmoth cocoons
    Synonyms: 天蚕 (tensan), 山繭糸 (yamamayu ito)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 6 いと
Grade: 1
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
天蠶絲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [te̞ɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝito̞]

Noun

天蚕糸(てぐすいと) • (tegusuito) 

  1. tensan silk; silk derived from Japanese oak silkmoth cocoons
    Synonyms: 天蚕 (tensan), 山繭糸 (yamamayu ito)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
Grade: 6 Grade: 1
on’yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
天蠶絲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun

天蚕糸(てんぐす) • (tengusu) 

  1. tensan silk; silk derived from Japanese oak silkmoth cocoons
    Synonyms: 天蚕 (tensan), 山繭糸 (yamamayu ito)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
さん
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
kan’on
Alternative spelling
天蠶絲 (kyūjitai)

天蚕(てんさん) (tensan, Japanese oak silkmoth) + () (shi, thread)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃sã̠ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

(てん)(さん)() • (tensanshi) 

  1. tensan silk; silk derived from Japanese oak silkmoth cocoons
    Synonyms: 天蚕 (tensan), 山繭糸 (yamamayu ito)

References

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