How to say "seam" in Japanese

• 縫い目ぬいめCommon
  nounCovers the sewing sense of 'seam': the stitched line on a garment or other piece of needlework. It can also mean an individual stitch or a surgical suture.
  この間違まちがいを修正しゅうせいするためにこの縫い目ぬいめをほどかなくてはならない。↗

  In order to fix this mistake we'll have to tear out this seam.
• 継ぎ目つぎめJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'seam' as a joint: the line or point where two pieces or sections are joined, with the emphasis on the joining rather than on stitching, as between boards or panels.
  いすの継ぎ目つぎめはぐらぐらしていた。↗

  The joints of the chair were loose.

Choose 「縫い目」 for a sewn seam — the stitched line on fabric, or a stitch or suture — and 「継ぎ目」 for a seam as the joint or line where two pieces or sections meet.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 縫い目ぬいめseam
• 継ぎ目つぎめjoint
• 層そうlayer
• シームseam
• 合わせ目あわせめjoint
• 針目はりめseam
• 綴じ目とじめseam
• 接ぎ目はぎめseam
• 針の目はりのめseam
• 緘かんseam
• 封じふうじseal