抄繊糸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抄	繊	糸
しょう Grade: S	せん Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
抄纖絲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːsẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

抄(しょう)繊(せん)糸(し) • (shōsen-shi) ^{←せうせんし (seusen-si)?}

1. Japanese paper yarn (yarn made from paper). Historically used during WWII shortages.

Coordinate terms

• 紙糸(かみいと) (kamiito, “paper yarn”)

Related terms

• 抄繊織物(しょうせんおりもの) (shōsen orimono)
• 抄繊原紙(しょうせんげんし) (shōsen genshi)