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JLPT N1 · 16 strokes

The kanji 縫 — “to sew”

縫 means to sew and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 16 strokes and uses the thread radical (糸).

Stroke order · 16 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ホウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): ぬ(う)
Radical: 糸 · thread
Strokes: 16

How to remember 縫

Thread (糸) following a path (逢) — sewing. 縫う (to sew); 裁縫 — the kanji from home economics class!

Example words with 縫

On'yomi readings

裁縫さいほうsewing, needlework

Kun'yomi readings

縫うぬうto sew

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