Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 縫

縫

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Meaning

 sew, stitch, embroider

Pronunciation

 HŌ
nuu

Explanation

 From left: thread 糸, movement 辶, pointed, needle-shaped 夆 (When sitting cross-legged 夂 on the peak of a growing plant 丰, you feel it pointed. )

Mnemonic

The thread gets pointed (= provided with a pointed needle) and is moved when: sewing.

Radicals

糸 thread
辶 movement(The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴)
夆 pointed (=needle-shaped)((in Chinese only))
夂 crossed legs(This radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.)
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Vocabulary

縫う ぬう to sew
裁縫 さいほう sewing

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