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Kotomora

縫

sew, stitch, embroider

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes16

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.

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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.