縫(ぬ)う

ぬう
godan verb
to sew, to stitch
1. to sew, to stitch
To join or repair fabric using a needle and thread.
ボタンを縫(ぬ)い付(つ)ける。
I sew on a button.
傷口(きずぐち)を縫(ぬ)った。
They stitched up the wound.
母(はは)がスカートの裾(すそ)を縫(ぬ)ってくれた。
My mother sewed the hem of my skirt for me.
2. to weave through
To move through a crowd or obstacles in a zigzag manner.
人混(ひとご)みを縫(ぬ)って進(すす)んだ。
I weaved through the crowd.
車(くるま)が渋滞(じゅうたい)を縫(ぬ)うように走(はし)った。
The car wove its way through the traffic jam.
木(き)の間(あいだ)を縫(ぬ)って小道(こみち)が続(つづ)いている。
A narrow path winds its way through the trees.

縫(ぬ)う means to sew or stitch with needle and thread.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: ボタンを縫(ぬ)う

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 縫(ぬ)い物(もの): sewing, needlework
  • 縫(ぬ)い目(め): seam, stitch
  • 縫(ぬ)い付(つ)ける: to sew on
  • 手縫(てぬ)い: hand-sewn
  • ミシンで縫(ぬ)う: to sew with a sewing machine

METAPHORICAL USE:
人混(ひとご)みを縫(ぬ)う (to weave through a crowd) - moving in a zigzag pattern like a needle through fabric.

Related Words

Related: 編(あ)む (to knit)
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Added 2026.1.13 9:40 · Revised 2026.2.19 23:52
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