縫
sew; stitch; embroider
16 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1723.
Readings
- ぬう (kun reading): 縫う (ぬう) to sew; 縫い物 (ぬいもの) sewing
- ホウ (on reading): 裁縫 (さいほう) sewing; 縫合 (ほうごう) sewing together
Components
- 糸
- 逢
- 一 radical one
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 夂 radical go; winter top
- 小 radical small
- 幺 radical short thread
- ⻌ radical movement; road
- 糸 radical thread
Words using 縫
- 縫う (ぬう) to sew
- 縫い物 (ぬいもの) sewing
- 縫い目 (ぬいめ) seam
- 縫い付ける (ぬいつける) to sew on
- 縫い合わせる (ぬいあわせる) to sew together
- 裁縫 (さいほう) sewing
- 縫合 (ほうごう) sewing together
- 縫製 (ほうせい) sewing (by machine)
- 縫合糸 (ほうごうし) suture (thread)
- 縫工 (ほうこう) tailor
60 words in all.