Japanese symbol for “sewing”
裁縫
さいほう
Romaji: saihou
sewing; needlework
In Japanese, sewing is 裁縫, read さいほう (saihou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs sewing; needlework
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sewing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縫製 | ほうせい housei | sewing (by machine) |
| 仕立て | したて shitate | tailoring; sewing; cut |
| 針 | はり hari | needlework; sewing |
| 縫い | ぬい nui | embroidery; sewing |
| 縫い物 | ぬいもの nuimono | sewing; needlework; embroidery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ saibansho | court; courthouse |
| 総裁 | そうさい sousai | president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank) |
| 制裁 | せいさい seisai | sanctions; punishment |
| 独裁 | どくさい dokusai | dictatorship; despotism; autocracy |
| 裁判官 | さいばんかん saibankan | judge |
| 縫い目 | ぬいめ nuime | seam; stitch; suture |
| 縫う | ぬう nuu | to sew; to stitch |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sewing”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.