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編み物 (あみもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

編あみ物もの

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

knitting; crochet; needlework with yarn

Refers to the craft or activity of making fabric or items by interlacing yarn, including both knitting and crochet depending on context.

祖そ母ぼに編あみ物ものを

教おそ

わっ

た

。

I learned knitting from my grandmother.

冬ふゆになると、編あみ物ものの本ほんがよく売うれる。

When winter comes, books on knitting and crochet sell well.

2

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

knitted item; crocheted item; knitted material

Also refers to the thing produced by knitting or crochet, such as a piece of work, fabric, or finished handmade item.

これは母ははが作つくった編あみ物ものです。
This is a knitted item my mother made.

Usage patterns

編あみ物ものをするto knit; to do knitting/crochet
祖そ母ぼは毎まい晩ばん、テレビを見みながら編あみ物ものをする。
My grandmother knits every night while watching TV.
毛け糸いとで編あみ物ものをするto knit using wool yarn
彼かの女じょは柔やわらかい毛け糸いとで編あみ物ものをしている。
She's knitting with soft wool yarn.
編あみ物ものを教おしえるto teach knitting/crochet
近きん所じょのカフェで編あみ物ものを教おしえる教きょう室しつが開ひらかれている。
A class teaching knitting is held at a nearby cafe.
編あみ物ものを始はじめるto take up knitting/crochet
去きょ年ねんの冬ふゆから編あみ物ものを始はじめた。
I took up knitting last winter.

Kanji

編compilation, knit, plait
物thing, object, matter

Related words

手て編あみ sense 1
手編み specifically means something knitted or crocheted by hand, while 編み物 is the broader term for the craft or the resulting work in general.
かぎ針ばり編あみ sense 1
かぎ針編み refers specifically to crochet done with a hook, whereas 編み物 covers both knitting and crochet more generally.
ニット
編み物 is the native Japanese word for knitting or knitted items, while ニット is a loanword often used in fashion and commercial contexts.

Don't confuse with

裁さい縫ほうN2sense 1
裁縫 is sewing cloth with needle and thread, while 編み物 is making fabric or items from yarn by knitting or crochet.
織おり物ものN1
編み物 is knitted work made by looping yarn, while 織物 is fabric made by weaving threads on a loom, so the two are produced by different techniques.

Built from

編あむ+物もの

Written forms

編あみ物ものUsage76%
Standard common spelling; this is the highest-priority form.
編あみ物ものUsage19%
Common all-kanji variant, especially in compounds, labels, or concise writing.
あみものUsage4%
編あみものUsage1%
search-only kanji form

Etymology

Compound of 編み, the continuative/noun form of 編む meaning 'to knit, braid, or weave,' and 物 meaning 'thing'; literally, a 'knitted/woven thing' or the activity of making such things.

This mixed spelling is search-only; use 編み物 in normal writing.