縫
縫

sew, stitch, embroider

16 strokesFrequency 1,723JLPT N1Grade 8

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ホウ

Kun

ぬ.う

Nanori

ぬい

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Common Words

縫うぬうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #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NounUsually kanaFreq #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NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #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TransitiveIchidan verbFreq #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ExpressionGodan verbFreq #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NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #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NounFreq #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NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #40324
1

sewing (by machine)

縫いぬいNounFreq #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TransitiveIchidan verbFreq #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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