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 2026.2.4 21:21
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