Meaning

Primary

To Knit

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means knit so the verb vocab version is to knit.

Reading

あむ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

When you start to knit, you always end up with the same thing every time when you're done, no matter what you're trying to make: The letter "A" (). It's so frustrating that you can't knit anything else.

Context

Context Sentences

母が私のためにマフラーを編んでくれた。

My mom knitted a scarf for me.

私の父は、セーターを編むのがとても上手だった。

My dad was really good at knitting sweaters.

ブラジャーを編んでみようと思ったきっかけはなんですか。

What inspired you to knit bras?

ある朝、目が覚めると、おばあちゃんがコタツで、だまって黒い手ぶくろを編んでいた。

One morning, when I woke up, my grandmother was silently knitting a pair of black gloves at the kotatsu.

Kanji Composition