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Kanji Detail for 縫 - "to sew, to stitch"

縫

  • Meaning

    縫 means "to sew, to stitch." Also associated with to mend.

    1. Sew - To join with needle and thread.

    2. Stitch - To make stitches.

    3. Mend - To repair by sewing.

  • Words using 縫

    • 縫製 ほうせい Listen sewing (by machine)
    • 縫う ぬう Listen to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
    • 裁縫 さいほう Listen sewing; needlework
    • 縫い目 ぬいめ Listen seam; stitch; suture

  • Four-character idioms with 縫

    • 天衣無縫 てんいむほう Listen perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless

  • Tattoo check: 縫

    • Verified meaning: to sew, to stitch
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぬい)
    • Also carries these associations: to mend

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 縫

    Given names 縫(ぬい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sew; stitch; embroider

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sew, mend

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to sew; to stitch

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to sew, to mend

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To sew clothes. | Mending is called 補縫. | The place where things are sewn together.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nuu(ぬ-う) ぬ-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to sew to stitch to mend seam needle thread fabric garment hem patch tailor embroidery knit darning

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