# 紡 — spin thread

紡 means “spin thread”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ボウ (bou). Kun'yomi: つむ(ぐ) (tsumugu). You'll see it in words such as 紡ぐ (tsumugu, “to spin; to make yarn”).

- Meaning: spin thread
- On'yomi: ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi: つむ(ぐ) (tsumugu)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Cloth & clothing 2

## How to remember 紡

Parts: 糸 thread · 方 direction; banner

## Words with 紡

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 紡ぐ | つむぐ (tsumugu) | to spin; to make yarn |

## Don't confuse it with

[紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/)

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 2” set

[縫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sew/) · [羅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gauze/) · [紡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spin-thread/) · [絹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silk/) · [襟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/collar/) · [繕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mend/) · [裾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hem/) · [巾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/towel/) · [綻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burst-open/)

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