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刺繍 (ししゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

刺し繍しゅう

し

しゅ

う

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

Refers to the craft or the resulting decorative stitching on fabric. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to embroider'.

彼かの女じょはハンカチに花はなの刺し繍しゅうをした。
She embroidered flowers on the handkerchief.
このブラウスは手ての込こんだ刺し繍しゅうが

施ほどこ

さ

れ

て

いる

。

This blouse has elaborate embroidery on it.

Written forms

刺し繍しゅうUsage32%
Standard kanji spelling. The second character is a simplified form commonly used in modern Japanese.
刺し繡しゅうUsage41%
rarely-used kanji form
Traditional form with the original complex second character; rarely used in modern writing.
刺ししゅうUsage25%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used when the second kanji is considered difficult or in learner-oriented materials.
ししゅうUsage2%

Kanji

刺thorn, pierce, stab
繍sew, figured cloth
繡embroider, embroidery, ornament

Similar words

縫ぬい取とり
Also means embroidery, but 刺繍 is the more common and general term. 縫い取り can specifically refer to outline embroidery or a type of decorative stitching.

Etymology

From Chinese 刺繡 (cìxiù). The Japanese reading ししゅう is the on'yomi of the characters.