Kanji

紡

紡

spinning

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つむぐ

Nanori (Name Reading)

つむ

Common Readings

ボウ, つむ…ぐ

Example sentences

紡ぐ つむぐ
彼女 は 繭 から 糸 を 紡いだ 。

She spun thread from cocoons.

言の葉 ことのは
彼女 が 紡ぐ 美しい 言の葉 が 、 私 の 心 に 深く 刻まれた 。

The beautiful words she spins left a deep impression on my heart.

言葉を紡ぐ ことばをつむぐ
詩人 は 夜更け まで 、 愛する 人 へ の 言葉を紡いでいた 。

The poet was crafting words for a loved one until late at night.

紡績 ぼうせき
この 町 は かつて 紡績 産業 で 栄えた

This town once prospered with the spinning industry.

Example Vocabulary

紡ぐ

つむぐ

to spin (yarn); to weave (a story)

言葉を紡ぐ

ことばをつむぐ

to spin words; to craft sentences carefully

紡ぎ

つむぎ

紡錘

ぼうすい

紡績

ぼうせき

spinning (thread)

紡錘形

ぼうすいけい

紡績工場

ぼうせきこうじょう

紡織

ぼうしょく

紡績機

ぼうせきき

紡績機械

ぼうせききかい

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