つむ.ぐ
tsumugu
JLPT N110 strokesKanjiLevel 82 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

紡 is the kanji for "Spinning". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is つむ.ぐ (tsumugu). Stroke-order practice is available below.

Meaning

Spinning

Also : to weave · to spin thread

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Readings

kunつむ.ぐ/ tsumuguonぼう/ bou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Radicals

Example Sentences

彼女は物語を紡ぐのが上手だ。

かのじょはものがたりをつむぐのがじょうずだ。

She is skilled at weaving stories.

糸を紡いで布を作る職人。

いとをつむいでぬのをつくるしょくにん。

An artisan who spins thread to make cloth.

Vocabulary using 紡

Grammar to study at this level

Last updated Jul 22, 2026

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