編み物

あみもの · amimono · JLPT N2 · noun

knit

🧶 編み物 = knit (編む amu) + thing (物 mono): knitted things

編む (amu) means to knit or braid, and 物 (mono) means thing. 編み is the noun form of amu, so 編み物 is literally a knitted thing. The word means both the craft and what it makes. The left part of 編, 糸, means thread.

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