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N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

()to sew, to stitch, to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to sew, to stitch

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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    縫う 【ぬう】

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      (すそ)のほつれを(はり)(いと)()

      Sew the frayed hem with a needle and thread.

      • N2

      (あに)(なな)(はり)()怪我(けが)をしました。

      My brother got injured and had to get seven stitches.

      • N2

      小柄(こがら)子供(こども)は、雑踏(ざっとう)()って(すす)(こと)出来(でき)ます。

      Small children are able to weave their way through the crowd.

      • N2

      裁縫(さいほう)趣味(しゅみ)(ちち)のことだから、今頃(いまごろ)シャツでも()っているだろう。

      Since my father's hobby is sewing, he is probably sewing a shirt right now.

      • N2

      仕事(しごと)合間(あいま)()って(やす)生活(せいかつ)(つづ)けていては、いつか体調(たいちょう)(くず)すだろう。

      If you continue to weave your rest time between work, you'll eventually ruin your health.

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