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.
ミシンで服を縫う。
To sew clothes with a sewing machine.
母はミシンを使ってカーテンを作った。
My mother made curtains using a sewing machine.
このミシンは糸が絡まりやすい。
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:
- ミシンで縫う (to sew with a sewing machine)
- ミシンをかける (to use/operate a sewing machine)
- ミシン目 (machine stitching)
- ミシン糸 (sewing machine thread)
TYPES:
- 家庭用ミシン - home sewing machine
- 工業用ミシン - industrial sewing machine
- 電動ミシン - electric sewing machine
- 足踏みミシン - treadle sewing machine
RELATED TERMS:
- 裁縫 - sewing, needlework
- 縫う - to sew
- 針 - needle
- 糸 - thread
Related Words
Related:
編み物 (knitting)