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縫

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • sew
  • stitch
  • embroider

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ホウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ぬ.う
Strokes
16
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#2030
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
糸#120 · silk

Components

Common Words

  • 縫うぬうGodanto sew, to stitch
  • 縫製ほうせいNounsewing (by machine)
  • 縫い目ぬいめNounseam, stitch, suture
  • 裁縫さいほうNounsewing, needlework
  • 縫いぬいNounembroidery, sewing
  • 縫合ほうごうNounsewing together, stitching up (a wound), suture
  • 縫箔ぬいはくNounembroidery and foiling, traditional Japanese embroidery and impressed gold or silver foil
  • 縫工ほうこうNountailor, seamstress

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