Word Meaning 縫合

ほうごう hougou

縫合 is read as ほうごう (hougou) and means sewing together.

Meaning

English

sewing together
stitching up (a wound)
suture

Reading

Kana

ほうごう

Romaji

hougou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 113430 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縫合せる

ぬいあわせる

to sew up

縫合糸

ほうごうし

suture (thread)

矢状縫合

しじょうほうごう

sagittal suture

合間を縫う

あいまをぬう

to make good use of one's spare moments

縫い目

ぬいめ

seam

縫う

ぬう

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

縫いぐるみ

ぬいぐるみ

stuffed toy

縫製

ほうせい

sewing (by machine)

縫い

ぬい

embroidery

縫い針

ぬいばり

sewing needle

縫い付ける

ぬいつける

to sew on

縫い代を割る

ぬいしろをわる

to stop an inside seam rolling about

Example Sentences

傷の縫合方法なら分かりますよ。

I know how to stitch a wound.

多くの医者はある種の吸収性縫合糸を使っている。

Many doctors are using some form of absorbable sutures.