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縫 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

道
3Junior high level ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
ホウほう · hō
Kun
ぬ.うnu.u
Meaning
sew

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

糸 "thread" with 逢: to join cloth with thread — to sew.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onホウほうhō縫合ほうごう縫製ほうせい裁縫さいほう
Kunぬうnū縫うぬう縫い目ぬいめ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 裁縫さいほう

    sewing

  • 縫合ほうごう

    suture; stitching

More words with this kanji

  • 縫紉ほうじん
  • 絎け縫いくけぬい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

破(やぶ)れた服(ふく)を縫(ぬ)って直(なお)した。

I sewed up the torn clothes.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 糸Map of reading ホウAll maps

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