裁縫道具(さいほうどうぐ)

さいほうどうぐ
noun
sewing tools; sewing kit
colloquialdaily-lifetool
1. 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(さいほうどうぐ)を出(だ)してボタンを付(つ)けた。
I took out my sewing kit and sewed on a button.
小学校(しょうがっこう)の家庭科(かていか)で裁縫道具(さいほうどうぐ)を買(か)わされた。
We were made to buy sewing kits for home economics in elementary school.
祖母(そぼ)の裁縫道具(さいほうどうぐ)には、古(ふる)い針山(はりやま)や糸切(いときり)りばさみが入(はい)っていた。
In my grandmother's sewing kit, there was an old pincushion and thread-cutting scissors.

A compound of 裁縫(さいほう) (sewing, needlework) + 道具(どうぐ) (tools, implements). In Japan, children typically purchase a 裁縫道具(さいほうどうぐ)セット (sewing kit set) for 家庭科(かていか) (home economics) class in elementary school.

Common collocations

  • 裁縫道具(さいほうどうぐ)セット: sewing kit set
  • 裁縫道具(さいほうどうぐ)箱(ばこ): sewing box
  • 裁縫道具(さいほうどうぐ)を揃(そろ)える: to assemble sewing tools
  • 裁縫道具(さいほうどうぐ)を持(も)ち歩(ある)く: to carry sewing tools

Similar words

  • 裁縫箱(さいほうばこ): 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(はりばこ): needle box — traditional term for a sewing box
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