How to say 'Sew' in Japanese | 縫う

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The Japanese word for Sew is 'Nuu', written as 縫う in Japanese.'Sew' in hiragana is ぬう.

word

縫う

Meaning

Sew

Reading

ぬう

nuu

Kanji

縫Sew

Explanation

The Japanese verb '縫う (ぬう)' means 'to sew'. It refers to the act of joining or attaching pieces of fabric together using a needle and thread. This verb can be used in various contexts, such as sewing clothes, repairing fabric, or even metaphorically describing something that connects or binds. For example: She sews a dress「彼女はドレスを縫う」(かのじょはドレスをぬう). I will sew the torn shirt「破れたシャツを縫います」(やぶれたシャツをぬいます). The word can also be used in idiomatic expressions, such as '縫い目 (ぬいめ)', which means 'seam'.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7428

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 縫う

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

縫

Meaning

Sew

Hiragana in the Word 縫う

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

う

Reading

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What does 'Nuu' (縫う) mean?

'Nuu' means 'Sew' .

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