縫
embroider, sew, stitch

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ぬ.う

Nanori (名乗り)

ぬい

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:16
JLPT:1
Frequency:1723

Vocabulary

ホウ

WordReadingMeaning
裁縫サイホウsewing; needlework
縫製ホウセイsewing (by machine)
裁縫師サイホウシtailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
天衣無縫テンイムホウperfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
縫合ホウゴウsewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

Other

WordReadingMeaning
縫うぬうto sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
縫い目ぬいめseam; stitch; suture
縫いぬいembroidery; sewing
縫い付けるぬいつけるto sew on
縫いぐるみぬいぐるみstuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

絵
drawing, painting, picture, sketch
Grade 2JLPT 3
遅
back, late, later, slow
Grade 8JLPT 3
経
expire, longitude, pass thru, sutra, warp
Grade 5JLPT 3
給
allow, bestow on, gift, grant, salary, wage
Grade 4JLPT 3
絡
coil around, entwine, get caught in
Grade 8JLPT 2
終
end, finish
Grade 3JLPT 4
達
accomplished, arrive, attain, reach
Grade 4JLPT 3
緩
be moderate, ease, lessen, loosen, relax, slacken
Grade 8JLPT 1
結
bind, contract, do up hair, fasten, join, organize, tie
Grade 4JLPT 1
綿
cotton
Grade 5JLPT 2