Answer:
π Pi
糸 SHI, ito - thread
古 KO, furu(i) - old
四 SHI, yo(tsu), yo(ttsu), yo, yon - four
土+土+今 DO, tsuchi - earth, soil / KON, ima - now, this
Because then I hung them out to dry on the clothesline!
元 GEN, GAN, moto - origin, foundation
系 KEI - system, lineage, group
舌 ZETSU, shita - tongue
西 SAE, SEI, nishi - west
琴 KIN, koto - koto, Japanese zither