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縫 means 'sew'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 1821   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-33    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 33 words   Used in 56 words   Used in 72 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ホウ
Kun
   to sew
Name    ぬい
⿰   thread   meet  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 縫 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 縫 is used 53 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ホウ : 13 words FIND ALL
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sewing
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sew; to stitch
2. to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
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ぬい: 3 words. FIND ALL
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noun
sewing; needlework; embroidery
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An additional 4 less common words include 縫 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1804  Joy o' Kanji : 1804  Key to Kanji:

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ホウ   ぬ to sew   
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to meet (esp. close friends)   
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resist   
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go
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ladder
move
シ   いと thread   
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