Keyword
thread
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 10
Heisig1431
Old form
Readings
いと
(87%)
(12%)
Composed of
thread spool
small
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a thread spool at the top with a small needle stuck into it on the bottom. That's a lot of thread!

Used in kanji (160 in total)
tied together
continue
end
line
Used in vocabulary (256 in total)
thread; yarn; string
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
Examples (25 in total)
Don't you have a needle and some thread?
Some common threads run through all cultures.
The threads got tangled.