毛糸|けいとkeito[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveknitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
   赤ん坊あかんぼうが毛糸けいとの玉たまをもつれさせた。↗

   The baby tangled the ball of yarn.

• Related羊毛ようもうNeutralThe raw material itself: wool as shorn from the sheep. 「毛糸」 is the spun yarn made from it, so the two sit at different stages.
• RelatedウールNeutralA loanword for wool fiber or woolen fabric, often seen on clothing labels; 「毛糸」 is specifically the yarn you knit with.

For knitting yarn, 「毛糸」 is the word. Use 「羊毛」 for the raw wool itself, and 「ウール」 for wool as a fiber or fabric, as on clothing labels.

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1. 羊ひつじをはじめ動物どうぶつの体毛たいもうを紡績ぼうせきして糸いと状じょうにしたもの。