Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 16

縫

Meaning in English

sew, stitch, embroider

Readings

Onyomi: ホウ Kunyomi: ぬ.う Romaji: hou / nu.u

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

縫

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese costurar, bordar

Spanish coser, bordar

Korean 바느질하다, 꿰매다, 자수하다

French coudre, broder

Italian cucire, ricamare

German nähen, sticken, sticken

Indonesian menjahit, menyulam

★ Vietnamese may, khâu, thêu

Thai เย็บ, ปัก, เย็บปักถักร้อย

Related kanji

N1 緯 i / yokoito, nuki horizontal, woof, left & right N1 縦 juu / tate vertical, length, height N1 繁 han / shige.ru, shige.ku luxuriant, thick, overgrown N1 縛 baku / shiba.ru truss, arrest, bind N1 緻 chi / komaka.i fine (i.e. not coarse) N2 線 sen / suji line, track, ligne N1 縄 jou / nawa, tada.su straw rope, cord, corde N1 緊 kin / shi.meru, shi.maru tense, solid, hard N1 締 tei / shi.maru, shi.mari, shi.meru, -shi.me, -ji.me tighten, tie, shut

Words with this kanji

N2 裁縫 saihou sewing N2 縫う nuu to sew