Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

    多くの医者はある種の吸収性縫合糸を使っている。
    Many doctors are using some form of absorbable sutures.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sew, stitch, embroider

Kun
ぬ.う
On
ホウ
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1723 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 56

Built from

Used in names as

ぬい

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-10, 1-6-9SKIP code
6a9.15The Kanji Dictionary
2793.4Four corner code
2755deroo
7e2bUnicode hex code
1-43-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3582Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4550New Nelson (John Haig)
1406New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1781Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
950Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1284Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1563Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1685Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1327A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2746Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1235Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27805PMorohashi
1804A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1349Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1432Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1645Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1846Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1571Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1557Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1577Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
feng2, feng4Pinyin reading
bongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
56WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fit, suit, join, 0.1

Kun
あ.う-あ.うあ.いあい--あ.い-あいあ.わすあ.わせる-あ.わせる
On
ゴウガッカッ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
41 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

あうあんこうごおわい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
2a4.18The Kanji Dictionary
8060.1Four corner code
2877deroo
5408Unicode hex code
1-25-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
383Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
715New Nelson (John Haig)
2019New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2511Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
253Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
269Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
46A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
270Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
195Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3287Morohashi
121A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
159Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
159Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77sakade
135Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
134henshall3
124Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
33crowley
271Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
284Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
259Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2Pinyin reading
habKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level