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縫 = 糸 + 逢

縫 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sew”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 逢 (tryst). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1685.

Keyword
sew
RTK frame
1685
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぬ.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
шить
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
縫 sew

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 糸 thread
  2. 逢 tryst

How to find 縫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “tryst”. 縫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 縫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.