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sewing tools; sewing kit; sewing supplies
A collection of tools and materials used for sewing by hand or machine, including needles, thread, scissors, pins, and a thimble.
裁縫道具を出してボタンを付けた。
I took out my sewing kit and sewed on a button.
小学校の家庭科で裁縫道具を買わされた。
We were made to buy sewing kits for home economics in elementary school.
祖母の裁縫道具には、古い針山や糸切りばさみが入っていた。
In my grandmother's sewing kit, there was an old pincushion and thread-cutting scissors.
A compound of 裁縫 (sewing, needlework) + 道具 (tools, implements). In Japan, children typically purchase a 裁縫道具セット (sewing kit set) for 家庭科 (home economics) class in elementary school.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 裁縫道具セット: sewing kit set
- 裁縫道具箱: sewing box
- 裁縫道具を揃える: to assemble sewing tools
- 裁縫道具を持ち歩く: to carry sewing tools
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 裁縫箱: sewing box — the container that holds sewing tools
- ソーイングセット: sewing set — English loanword, often refers to compact travel kits
- 針箱: needle box — traditional term for a sewing box