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縫
縫
16 strokes
Frequency: 1723
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

sew
stitch
embroider

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぬ.う
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ぬい

Common Words

縫う
ぬう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #5571
1

to sew; to stitch

Examples
これを手で縫ったんですか。
Did you sew this by hand?
2

to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

Examples
その小道は山中を縫って続いている。
The path twists through the mountains.
ぬいぐるみ
縫いぐるみ
縫い包み
ヌイグルミ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #8279
1

stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

Examples
その小さな女の子は泣いてクマのぬいぐるみを欲しがった。
The little girl was crying for the teddy bear.
裁縫
さいほう
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14052
1

sewing; needlework

Examples
本当に裁縫が上手ですね。
You're a magician with a needle and thread.
縫い付ける
縫いつける
ぬいつける
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #23633
1

to sew on

Examples
彼女は上着にボタンを縫い付けた。
She sewed a button on her coat.
合間を縫う
あいまをぬう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #26136
1

Idiomatic expression

to make good use of one's spare moments

2

Idiomatic expression

to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

縫合
ほうごう
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #30041
1

sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

Examples
多くの医者はある種の吸収性縫合糸を使っている。
Many doctors are using some form of absorbable sutures.
縫い目
縫目
ぬいめ
Noun
Freq #36416
1

seam; stitch; suture

Examples
この間違いを修正するためにこの縫い目をほどかなくてはならない。
In order to fix this mistake we'll have to tear out this seam.
縫製
縫成
ほうせい
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #40324
1

sewing (by machine)

縫い
ぬい
Noun
Freq #40463
1

embroidery; sewing

Examples
母は縫い物をやめ、本を拾い上げた。
My mother stopped her sewing and picked up her book.
縫い合わせる
ぬいあわせる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #43430
1

to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up

Examples
２．身頃の肩を縫い合わせる。
2. Sew together the shoulder of the garment body.
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