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表層形
たこ糸
タコイト
名詞

たこ糸 (タコイト)

Takoito · たこいと — kite string, cotton yarn

Other ways to say “kite string” in Japanese →

たこ糸 in rōmaji: takoito.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
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Updated: 2026年10月2日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
たこ糸
見出し語 (Lemma)
凧糸
読み (Reading)
タコイト
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
たこ糸
読み・基本形
タコイト
表記・基本形
たこ糸
見出し語の読み
タコイト
How it's used

Used mainly in the context of flying kites (たこ) or sewing/crafting, where cotton thread is specified.

たこ糸が切れて、たこが飛んでいった。
Takoito ga kirete, tako ga tonde itta.
The kite string broke and the kite flew away.

この袋はたこ糸で縫ってください。
Kono fukuro wa takoito de nutte kudasai.
Please sew this bag with cotton thread.

⚖️ Commonly confused with 凧 (tako, kite), but たこ糸 specifically refers to the string or cotton yarn.

💡 English Meaning

たこ糸 means “kite string, cotton yarn” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

凧糸 (タコイト) — main entry →

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Lemma: 凧糸
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The surface form (たこ糸) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (凧糸) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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