糸引き

いとひき

Meanings

1. Noun stretching out a string; stretching out like a string
2. silk reeling; silk spinning; filature; silk reeler; silk spinner See also: 糸取り (いととり).
3. pulling someone's strings
4. appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
5. menstruation

Kanji

• 糸 thread. Read as いと.
• 引 pull. Read as ひく.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists