縫 — kanji meaning “sew”
縫
sew, stitch, embroider
- Meanings
- sew, stitch, embroider
- On'yomi
- ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- ぬ.う
- Name readings
- ぬい
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1723 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- féng, fèng — Chinese character page
Words with 縫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縫い目 | ぬいめ nuime | seam; stitch; suture |
| 裁縫 | さいほう saihou | sewing; needlework |
| 縫う | ぬう nuu | to sew; to stitch |
| 縫製 | ほうせい housei | sewing (by machine) |
| 縫い | ぬい nui | embroidery; sewing |
| 縫合 | ほうごう hougou | sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture |
| 手縫い | てぬい tenui | hand-sewn; sewn by hand |
| 縫い物 | ぬいもの nuimono | sewing; needlework; embroidery |
| 天衣無縫 | てんいむほう ten'imuhou | perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless |
| 仮縫い | かりぬい karinui | temporary sewing; basting |
| 縫い代 | ぬいしろ nuishiro | margin for a seam; seam allowance |
| 縫い糸 | ぬいいと nuiito | sewing thread; suture |
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