Kanji

sew, stitch, embroider

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ぬう

Nanori (Name Reading)

ぬい

Common Readings

ホウ, ぬ…う

Example sentences

縫う ぬう
母は古いミシンで新しい服を縫ってくれた。

My mother sewed new clothes for me using an old sewing machine.

やま やま
この糸は少しやまが強すぎて縫いにくい。

This thread has too much twist, making it hard to sew.

裁縫 さいほう
母は娘に裁縫を教えている。

My mother is teaching her daughter how to sew.

はり
裁縫道具の中から、一番細い針を選んだ。

I chose the thinnest needle from among the sewing tools.

縫合 ほうごう
医師は深い傷口を丁寧に縫合した。

The doctor carefully sutured the deep wound.

縫い目 ぬいめ
シャツの縫い目がほつれてしまった。

The seam of the shirt has come undone.

縫製 ほうせい
このコートは縫製がとても丁寧だ。

The tailoring of this coat is very neat.

縫い ぬい
この着物は縫いが見事ですね。

The stitching on this kimono is superb, isn't it?

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