漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
縫: sew, stitch
Also: embroider
JLPT N116 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 糸thread(meaning)
- 逢(sound)
糸 carries the meaning · 逢 gives the sound
16 strokes
Small seal · Qin Today
Small seal: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Two readings, and the words that use each
ホウhou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 縫製ほうせいsewing (by machine)
- 裁縫さいほうsewing; needlework
ぬうnuu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 縫うぬうto sew; to stitch
- 縫目ぬいめseam; stitch; suture
- 縫いぬいembroidery; sewing
- 縫い針ぬいばりsewing needle
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified 缝 · traditional, as in Japanese · fèng
Japan keeps the traditional form 縫; mainland China simplifies it to 缝.
- Simplified
- 缝 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 縫 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fèng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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