縫
sew, stitch, embroider
Readings
On'yomi
- ホウ
Kun'yomi
- ぬ.う
Nanori
- ぬい
Meaning
縫 centers on joining fabric with thread: sewing, stitching, and embroidering. All three meanings are direct applications of using a needle and thread to create or decorate fabric.
Most common words using 縫
20 of 62- 縫いぐるみぬいぐるみ
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
- 縫うぬうN2
to sew; to stitch
- 裁縫さいほうN2
sewing; needlework
- 縫いぬい
embroidery; sewing
- 縫合ほうごう
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
- 縫い目ぬいめ
seam; stitch; suture
- 縫製ほうせい
sewing (by machine)
- 手縫いてぬい
hand-sewn; sewn by hand
- 縫い物ぬいもの
sewing; needlework; embroidery
- 天衣無縫てんいむほう
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
- 縫い合わせるぬいあわせる
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
- 仮縫いかりぬい
temporary sewing; basting
- 縫い針ぬいばり
sewing needle
- 縫い付けるぬいつける
to sew on
- ぐし縫ぐしぬい
running stitch
- まつり縫いまつりぬい
slip stitch; blind stitch
- ミシン縫いミシンぬい
machine sewing; sewing by machine
- 下縫いしたぬい
basting; temporary sewing
- 伏せ縫いふせぬい
hemming
- 傷を縫うきずをぬう
to stitch up a wound
Study
Etymology
縫 combines 糸 (thread) with 逢, which likely contributes the sound ホウ and may also suggest joining or meeting, as in bringing fabric together with thread.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 糸 is thread, and the right side 逢 looks like a path meeting. Picture thread following a path to meet fabric edges, sewing them together.
Reading mnemonic
For ホウ, imagine sewing a long seam and saying 'hoe' (ホウ) as you pull the thread through, like a rhythmic sound of stitching.