Japanese symbol for “worsted”
梳毛糸
そもうし
Romaji: somoushi
worsted (yarn)
In Japanese, worsted is 梳毛糸, read そもうし (somoushi).
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Meanings
- n worsted (yarn)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “worsted”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ウーステッド | ウーステッド uusuteddo | worsted |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梳かす | とかす tokasu | to comb out; to brush; to untangle |
| 梳毛 | そもう somou | combed wool (yarn) |
| 梳く | すく suku | to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair) |
| 梳綿機 | そめんき somenki | carding machine |
| 梳る | くしけずる kushikezuru | to comb |
| 梳毛織物 | そもうおりもの somouorimono | worsted fabric |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ kaminoke | hair (on the head); (a) hair |
| 毛布 | もうふ moufu | blanket |
| 毛糸 | けいと keito | knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.