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ぬいぐるみ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ぬいぐるみ

ぬ

い

ぐ

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み

Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

stuffed toy; plush toy; soft toy

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any soft toy filled with stuffing, such as teddy bears or character plushies. Very common in everyday language.

子こ供どもの誕たん生じょう日びに大おおきなぬいぐるみをプレゼントした。
I gave a big stuffed toy as a present for my child's birthday.
この

クマ

の

ぬいぐるみ

は

とても

ふわふわ

し

て

いる

。

This teddy bear plushie is very fluffy.

Written forms

ぬいぐるみUsage89%
The word is usually written in kana; this is the most common and recommended spelling.
縫ぬいぐるみUsage9%
Kanji spelling with okurigana; seen in some contexts but less common than kana.
ヌイグルミUsage2%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling; sometimes used for stylistic effect or in product names.
縫ぬい包ぐるみ
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.

Kanji

縫sew, stitch, embroider
包wrap, pack up, cover

Similar words

人にん形ぎょう
人形 is a broader term for dolls and figurines, not necessarily soft or stuffed. ぬいぐるみ specifically refers to soft, stuffed toys.

Etymology

Compound of 縫い (nui, 'sewing', the continuative form of 縫う nuu 'to sew') and 包み (kurumi, 'wrapping', from 包む kurumu 'to wrap'). The reading kurumi is a rendaku form of 包み. Literally 'sewn wrapping', referring to a toy made by sewing fabric and stuffing it.