縫 sew, stitch, embroider 16 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1723 in newspapers Readings Onホウ Kunぬ.う In Chinese 缝, traditional 縫 Words written with it 縫う ぬう to sew N2 裁縫 さいほう sewing N2 縫製 ほうせい sewing (by machine) 縫い目 ぬいめ seam 縫い ぬい embroidery 縫い針 ぬいばり sewing needle 縫い付ける ぬいつける to sew on