Info on the Kanji 縫

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Meaning(s)

sew, stitch, embroider

Reading(s)

onyomi HOU
kunyomi nu-u

Other

stroke count 16
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 縫
WordMeaning
さいほう
saihou
sewing
ふくほう
fuku hou
hemming
ぬい
nui
embroidery / sewing
ほうこう
hou kou
tailor / seamstress
ほうごう
hougou
seam / suture / stitch
ほうはり
hou hari
sewing needle
ほうせい
housei
sewing
ぬいもの
nuimono
sewing / needlework / embroidery
ぬいめ
nuime
seam / stitch / suture
ほうわき
hou waki
stitched side of some traditional japanese clothing / clothing with such a stitched side / robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials
びほう
bihou
patching up
ぐしぐしほう
gushi hou
running stitch
したぬい
shita nui
basting / temporary sewing
かりぬい
karinui
temporary sewing / basting
さいほうい
saihou i
cutting and sewing
さいほうし
saihou shi
tailor / seamstress / dressmaker / clothier
てぬい
te nui
hand-tailored / hand-sewn
ふくろぬい
fukuro nui
french seam
せぬい
se nui
back seam
い糸ぬいいと
nui ito
sewing thread / suture
い針ぬいはり
nui hari
sewing needle
い代ぬいだい
nui dai
margin for a seam / seam allowance
い箔ぬいはく
nui haku
embroidery and foil or gilt
い物ぬいもの
nui mono
sewing / needlework / embroidery
い方ぬいほう
nui hou
sewing method / sewer
い目ぬいめ
nui me
seam / stitch / suture
い紋ぬいもん
nui mon
embroidered crest
工筋ほうこうすじ
hou kou suji
sartorius muscle
ほんぬい
hon nui
final stitching
びほうさく
bihousaku
stopgap measure / temporary expedient
こうぬい
kou nui
blind stitch
隠しかくしぬい
kakushi nui
concealed seams
裁ちたちぬい
tachi nui
cutting and sewing
裁ちたちぬう
tachi nuu
to cut and sew
刺しさしぬい
sashi nui
quilting
傷をきずをぬう
kizu wo nuu
to stitch up a wound
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Example Sentences with 縫
2.身頃の肩をい合わせる。

多くの医者はある種の吸収性合糸を使っている。

い物は手仕事である。

い物は手仕事。



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