糸
いと · ito · JLPT N4 · noun
thread
🧵 ito: I TOw the thread through the needle's eye
Sound hook: ito starts like I TOw, and a thread is what you tow through a needle. Etymology: 糸 began as a drawing of twisted silk strands, and it sits on the left of thread-related kanji such as 線 (line), 紙 (paper) and 結 (tie).