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sew
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingホウ
Kun readingぬ.う
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sewRtK
    彼は私にドレスを縫ってくれた。He sewed a dress for me.tatoeba
    彼は座って本を読んでおり、暖炉の側では妻が裁縫をしていた。He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.tatoeba
  2. stitch
  3. embroider
  1. to sew
  2. to stitch
  3. to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

Popular Usage

裁縫

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Radical糸silk纟variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · tryst · Segway · Macbeth · walking legs (儿) · bushes · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1685

Compound words

裁縫さいほう
sewing; needlework
縫うぬう
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
縫製ほうせい
sewing (by machine)
縫い目ぬいめ
seam; stitch; suture
縫いぬい
embroidery
縫箔ぬいはく
embroidery and foiling
下縫いしたぬい
basting
仮縫いかりぬい
temporary sewing
裁縫師さいほうし
tailor
縫い箔ぬいはく
embroidery and foiling
彌縫策びほうさく
stopgap measure
絎縫いくけぬい
blind stitch
裁ち縫うたちぬう
to cut and sew
天衣無縫てんいむほう
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice
縫腋の袍ほうえきのほう
robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials
縫い合せるぬいあわせる
to sew together
縫合わせるぬいあわせる
to sew together
縫い合わせるぬいあわせる
to sew together

Additional Examples

彼は座って本を読み、火のそばでは妻が裁縫をしていた。
He sat reading, with his wife sewing by the fire.tatoeba
彼は座ってたばこを吸っており、妻はそのそばで縫い物をしていた。
He sat smoking, with his wife sewing beside him.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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