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sew
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingホウ
Kun readingぬ.う
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sewRtK
  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

Radicals and components

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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

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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