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裁縫
saihou
Description
「裁縫」は、糸と針を使って、服やボタンをぬったり直したりすることです。
"裁縫" is using thread and a needle to sew or mend clothes and buttons.
ボタンが取れた時など、家で裁縫をする人もいます。
Some people do 裁縫 at home, for example when a button falls off.
Meanings
裁縫saihou
sewing; needlework
母は裁縫がとても上手です。
My mother is very good at sewing.
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Notes
- Etymology
裁 (to cut cloth) + 縫 (to sew), together meaning cutting and sewing fabric.
- Nuance
裁縫 covers general hand-sewing and mending; 洋裁 refers specifically to Western-style dressmaking.
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