縫 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道3Junior high level ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- ホウ
- Kun
- ぬ.う
- Meaning
- sew
Origin
糸 "thread" with 逢: to join cloth with thread — to sew.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ホウ | 縫合・縫製・裁縫 |
|---|---|
| ぬう | 縫う・縫い目 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 裁縫さいほう
sewing
- 縫合ほうごう
suture; stitching
Example
破れた服を縫って直した。
I sewed up the torn clothes.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)