裁 縫(さいほう)

さいほう

noun

sewing, needlework

1. sewing, needlework, dressmaking

The skill or activity of making, repairing, or decorating things with a needle and thread.

母(はは)は裁縫(さいほう)が得意(とくい)だ。

My mother is good at sewing.

学校(がっこう)で裁縫(さいほう)を習(なら)った。

I learned sewing at school.

裁縫(さいほう)道具(どうぐ)を貸(か)してください。

Please lend me your sewing tools.

裁縫(さいほう) refers to the craft of sewing—making, repairing, or altering clothes and fabric items.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

裁縫(さいほう)をする: to sew
裁縫(さいほう)道具(どうぐ): sewing tools
裁縫(さいほう)箱(ばこ): sewing box
裁縫(さいほう)が得意(とくい): to be good at sewing
裁縫(さいほう)教室(きょうしつ): sewing class

RELATED TERMS:

針(はり): needle
糸(いと): thread
縫(ぬ)う: to sew (verb)
ミシン: sewing machine

CULTURAL NOTE:
Traditionally taught in 家庭科(かていか) (home economics) classes in Japanese schools. Basic sewing skills are considered part of general education.

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Added 2026.1.13 23:00 · Revised 2026.5.30 4:35

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