Entry
  1. Noun

    fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw

    ジグソーとは糸鋸の事で、名前の由来はそこからきているの。
    Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived.

Also written 糸のこ【いとのこ】糸ノコ【いとノコ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thread

Kun
いと
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1488 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 4-6-4SKIP code
6a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2290.3, 2090.3Four corner code
2741deroo
7cf8Unicode hex code
1-27-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3492Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4431New Nelson (John Haig)
2179New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2703Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1379Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1866Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1333Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1431Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
699A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
720Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
113Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27221Morohashi
27A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
242Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
242Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
83sakade
807Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
75henshall3
58Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
409Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1503Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1345Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

saw (cuts wood)

Kun
のこのこぎり
On
キョ
Strokes
16
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
gold

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-8-8SKIP code
8a8.19The Kanji Dictionary
8716.4Four corner code
92f8Unicode hex code
1-21-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4878Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6297New Nelson (John Haig)
2184Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2759Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2782Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2522Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
40505Morohashi
ju4, ju1Pinyin reading
geoKorean reading