noun
seamstress; needleworker
Refers to a woman who sews, especially as a profession. Often seen in the compound お針子 (o-hariko) with the honorific prefix.
See also: お針子
彼女は若い頃、針子として働いていた。
When she was young, she worked as a seamstress.
お針子さんに着物の仕立てを頼んだ。
I asked the seamstress to tailor the kimono.
Compound of 針 (hari, 'needle') and 子 (ko, 'child' or 'person'), literally 'needle person'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a seamstress.