縫

sew, stitch, embroider

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:N1

Frequency:1723

Vocabulary

ホウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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entwine, coil around, get caught in

accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease

tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten