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紡

spinning

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ボウ

Kun'yomi

  • つむ.ぐ

Meaning

紡 centers on the act of spinning fibers into thread or yarn.

Most common words using 紡

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  • 紡ぐつむぐ

    to spin; to make yarn

  • 紡績ぼうせき
    N1

    spinning (textiles)

  • 紡錘ぼうすい

    spindle

  • 紡織ぼうしょく

    spinning and weaving

  • 混紡こんぼう

    mixed yarn; mixed spinning

  • 紡ぎ歌つむぎうた

    spinning song

  • ジェニー紡績機ジェニーぼうせきき

    spinning jenny

  • 大東紡織だいとうぼうしょく

    Daito Woolen Spinning & Weaving Company, Limited

  • 手紡ぎ糸てつむぎいと

    hand-spun yarn

  • 日本紡績協会にっぽんぼうせききょうかい

    Japan Spinners' Association

  • 筋紡錘きんぼうすい

    muscle spindle

  • 糸に紡ぐいとにつむぐ

    to spin into yarn

  • 紡ぎ出すつむぎだす

    to pour forth; to spill out

  • 紡ぎ糸つむぎいと

    spun thread; spun yarn (silk, wool, cotton, etc.)

  • 紡機ぼうき

    spinning machine

  • 紡毛ぼうもう

    carded wool

  • 紡毛糸ぼうもうし

    woolen yarn; woollen yarn; knitting wool

  • 紡毛織物ぼうもうおりもの

    woolen fabric; woollen fabric

  • 紡糸ぼうし

    spinning; spun cotton (wool)

  • 紡績工ぼうせきこう

    a spinner; spinning mill employee

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Etymology

紡 combines 糸 (thread) with 方, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the idea of twisting or binding fibers together.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 糸 is thread, and the right side 方 looks like a spinning wheel or a person working. Picture thread being spun on a wheel.

Reading mnemonic

For ボウ, imagine a bow-shaped spinning wheel: bow -> ボウ, and the thread spins around it.