縫います（ぬいます、nuimasu）
- to sew

The Japanese verb 縫います縫います means "to sew" or "to stitch." It refers to the act of joining pieces of fabric, leather, or other materials together using a needle and thread. This can be done by hand or with a sewing machine. The action typically involves passing a needle and thread through the material to create a continuous line or pattern.

⚫︎服を縫います Translation: I sew clothes. ⚫︎ボタンを縫います Translation: I sew a button. ⚫︎ミシンで布を縫います Translation: I sew the fabric with a sewing machine.

You use 縫います縫います when you are talking about the act of sewing. It is a verb, and it conjugates according to the tense and politeness level of your speech. For example, the plain form is 縫う, and the polite form is 縫います縫います. You'd typically use it when talking about mending clothes, creating new items from fabric, or doing any kind of work that involves using a needle and thread to join materials together.

縫います縫います is written in hiragana as ぬいます. The kanji for 縫 is used to represent "sew" or "stitch." The form can also be written 縫います [縫います], or in the dictionary form縫う. The okurigana is standard, with the verb stem being 縫 and the ending being います.

There are no direct perfect synonyms for 縫います縫います, but some related terms include: ⚫︎ 裁縫する (saibou suru) - to do sewing (more general) ⚫︎ 仕立てる (shitate-ru) - to tailor, to sew (more formal or for custom clothing) ⚫︎ 縫い合わせる (nuiawase-ru) - to sew together

There aren't many direct antonyms for 縫います縫います. The opposite action could be seen as: ⚫︎ ほどく (hodoku) - to unravel, to unpick ⚫︎ 解く (hodoku) - to untie, to loosen (also related to unsewing)

新しいワンピースを縫います。 ・Translation: I will sew a new dress. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of sewing a dress, using the polite future tense of 縫います縫います.

母は古い着物を縫って、新しいバッグを作りました。 ・Translation: My mother sewed an old kimono and made a new bag. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the past tense of 縫います縫います to describe what the mother did. The sentence shows how sewing can be used for upcycling or repurposing materials.

The kanji 縫 is composed of two parts: the radical 糸 (ito), meaning "thread," and the phonetic component 逢 (au), which means "to meet" or "to come across." The combination evokes the idea of thread meeting or joining fabric together through the act of sewing. The verb form likely developed from this concept, emphasizing the action of stitching material.