Kanji
N1 16 strokes Grade 8 freq #1723

sew, stitch, embroider

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

silk ito

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

sewing (by machine)
sewing; needlework

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to sew; to stitch
stuffed toy; stuffed animal
embroidery; sewing
seam; stitch
sewing needle
to sew on

Example sentences

He got his wife to mend his shirt.

The steamer wound in and out among the islands.

He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.

I'm learning to sew so that I can make myself a dress.