刺し繍しゅう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

刺繍する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

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'.

〈物もの〉に刺し繍しゅうをするto embroider something
ハンカチに花はなの刺し繍しゅうをした。
I embroidered a flower on the handkerchief.
〈物もの〉に刺し繍しゅうを施ほどこすto apply/add embroidery to something (more formal)
この着き物ものには金きん糸いとで刺し繍しゅうが施ほどこされている。
This kimono has embroidery worked in gold thread.
刺し繍しゅう入いりの〈物もの〉something decorated with embroidery
彼かの女じょは刺し繍しゅう入いりのバッグを持もっている。
She has a bag decorated with embroidery.

縫ぬい取とり
刺繍 is the common, general word for embroidery, while 縫い取り is a more specific or literary term for certain outline‑stitch decorative work.
縫ぬい
刺繍 refers specifically to decorative embroidery, while 縫い is a broader term covering any kind of sewing or stitching.
縫ぬうN2
刺繍する means to embroider decoratively, while 縫う is plain sewing done to join or repair fabric.

刺し青せい
刺繍 (ししゅう) means embroidery on fabric, whereas 刺青 (しせい/いれずみ) means a tattoo on skin, and the two share the kanji 刺 which can cause visual confusion.

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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%

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