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縫い取る (ぬいとる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

縫ぬい取とる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

embroider

To sew decorative patterns or designs onto fabric.

彼かの女じょはハンカチに花はなの模も様ようを縫ぬい取とった。
She embroidered a flower pattern on the handkerchief.
この着き物ものには金きん糸しで縫ぬい取とられた鶴

つる

が

描えが

か

れ

て

いる

。

This kimono has cranes embroidered with gold thread.

Kanji

縫sew, stitch, embroider
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

刺し繍しゅうする
刺繍する is the more common and general term for 'to embroider'. 縫い取る is less frequent and often implies a more traditional or detailed stitching technique.

Etymology

Compound of 縫い (nui, 'sewing', the continuative form of 縫う nuu 'to sew') and 取る (toru, 'to take'). The combination suggests 'to take by sewing', i.e., to create a design through stitching.