縫い
ぬい · nui
Embroidery, sewing
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How it’s used
Learners meet this mainly in compounds like 縫い物 or 縫い目; bare 縫い alone is rare outside sewing or crafts contexts.
Commonly confused with 縫い物 (sewing as an activity) versus 刺繍 (shishuu), which specifically means embroidery.
Example sentences
母は縫い物がとても上手です。
My mother is very good at sewing.
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この縫い目はとても細かいですね。
These stitches are very fine, aren't they?
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What does 縫い mean?
Embroidery, sewing.
How do you pronounce 縫い?
ぬい (nui). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
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