Memory phrase for the Kanji: 縫


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Meaning sew, stitch, embroider

Pronunciation


nuu

Explanation

From left: thread , movement , pointed, needle-shaped (When sitting cross-legged on the peak of a growing plant 丰, you feel it pointed. )

Mnemonic


 
The thread gets pointed (= provided with a pointed needle) and is moved when: sewing.

Radicals

thread
movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
pointed (=needle-shaped)(in Chinese only)
crossed legsThis radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.
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 Vocabulary

縫う ぬう  to sew
裁縫 さいほう  sewing


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