ミシン

みしん

noun

sewing machine

1. sewing machine

A machine used for stitching fabric together, typically using a needle and thread.

ミシンで服(ふく)を縫(ぬ)う。

To sew clothes with a sewing machine.

母(はは)はミシンを使(つか)ってカーテンを作(つく)った。

My mother made curtains using a sewing machine.

このミシンは糸(いと)が絡(から)まりやすい。

This sewing machine tends to get the thread tangled.

Etymology: From English 'machine', via 'sewing machine'. The Japanese word ミシン is a shortened and altered form of the English word 'machine'.

Common collocations

ミシンで縫(ぬ)う (to sew with a sewing machine)
ミシンをかける (to use/operate a sewing machine)
ミシン目(め) (machine stitching)
ミシン糸(いと) (sewing machine thread)

Types

家庭用(かていよう)ミシン - home sewing machine
工業用(こうぎょうよう)ミシン - industrial sewing machine
電動(でんどう)ミシン - electric sewing machine
足踏(あしぶ)みミシン - treadle sewing machine

Related words

裁縫(さいほう) - sewing, needlework
縫(ぬ)う - to sew
針(はり) - needle
糸(いと) - thread

Related Words

Related: 編(あ)み物(もの) (knitting)

Related: 裁縫(さいほう) (sewing, needlework)

Related: 縫(ぬ)う (to sew)

Related: 針(はり) (needle)

Related: 糸(いと) (thread)

Related: 縫(ぬ)い目(め) (seam)

Related: 洋裁(ようさい) (dressmaking)

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Added 2026.1.17 20:30 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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