ひも・紐himo[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounstring; cord
    何なんかを記録きろくするために、彼かれらはラマかアルパカの毛糸けいとでできた、結び目むすびめのついたひもを使つかった。↗
    To record something, they used knotted cords made of the wool of the llama or alpaca.
  2. nounleash
  3. nounman who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimpesp. ヒモ
  4. nounrestrictions; conditions
  5. nounmantle (shellfish, etc.)
  6. noun, foodsmall intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related緒おNeutralLiterally the end of a thread; often used figuratively for a clue or first step toward a solution, as in 「解決の糸口」. Not a physical cord like 「紐」.
  • Related糸いとNeutralFine thread for sewing, weaving, knitting, fishing and the like; a general-purpose word. 「紐」 is thicker and used for tying or fastening things.
  • Related撚糸ねんしNeutralThe same word as より糸 above, written 「撚糸」: thread or yarn made by twisting. It is thinner than 「紐」.
  • Relatedより糸よりいとNeutralTwisted thread made by combining two or more strands; the emphasis is on the twisting. 「紐」 is thicker than thread and is used for tying things up.

Use 「紐」 for a cord or strap you tie or fasten things with. For fine sewing or weaving thread, say 「糸」; for a clue or lead, 「糸口」; for twisted multi-strand thread, 「より糸」. Thicker rope is 「縄」 or 「ロープ」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 繊維せんいを束たばねて細長ほそながくした、糸いとより太ふとく縄なわより細ほそいもの。物ものをしばったり結むすんだりするのに使つかわれる。
  2. ある駒こまに対たいして、別べつの味方みかたの駒こまが効きいていて、取とると次つぎに取り返とりかえされる状態じょうたいにあること。
  3. (符牒ふちょう)焼き鳥やきとりの部位ぶいの一ひとつ、鶏にわとりの卵管らんかん。
  4. 融資ゆうしやプロジェクトなどに付帯ふたいする引き換ひきかえ条件じょうけん。制約せいやく。
  5. 自みずからは働はたらかず女性じょせいに貢みつがせる情夫じょうふ。
  6. ホタテガイ・アカガイなどの外套膜がいとうまく。乾燥かんそうさせたものを食しょくす。
English equivalents

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