How to say "stitch" in Japanese

• 縫うぬうJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb: to sew, to stitch — the action of working a needle and thread through cloth; in medical use, to suture a wound. Choose it when 'stitch' is an action, not a thing.
  これを手てで縫ぬったんですか。↗

  Did you sew this by hand?
• 縫い目ぬいめCommon
  nounThe noun: a stitch — the line of thread left in cloth by sewing; also a seam, and in medical contexts a suture. Use it for the stitches themselves, such as those closing a wound.
  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.

Use 「縫う」 for the verb, the action of sewing or stitching with needle and thread; use 「縫い目」 for the noun, an individual stitch or seam in sewn cloth, or a surgical suture.

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

• 縫うぬうto sew
• 縫い目ぬいめseam
• ステッチstitch
• 編み目あみめstitch
• かがるto stitch
• 針目はりめseam
• 針の目はりのめseam
• 刺すさすto sew
• 差し込みさしこみspasm of pain
• めspacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.)