sewing; needlework; embroidery
General term for sewing, needlework, or embroidery as an activity or the resulting item.
My grandmother does sewing every day.
This needlework is finished very neatly.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
Less common spelling without okurigana.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; sometimes used for clarity or in children's materials.
Compound of 縫い (nui, 'sewing', the continuative form of 縫う nuu) + 物 (mono, 'thing'). Literally 'sewing thing'.