Kanji

繕

darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

18 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゼン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つくろう

Nanori (Name Reading)

よし

Common Readings

ゼン, つくろ…う

Example sentences

取り繕う とりつくろう
彼は笑顔で失敗を取り繕った。

He tried to smooth over his mistake with a smile.

見繕う みつくろう
母は冷蔵庫の残り物で夕食のおかずを見繕った。

My mother put together side dishes for dinner from leftovers in the refrigerator.

繕う つくろう
破れた服を繕った。

I mended the torn clothes.

破れ やぶれ
ズボンの破れを自分で繕った。

I mended the tear in my pants myself.

修繕 しゅうぜん
古い橋を修繕する必要がある。

It is necessary to repair the old bridge.

毛繕い けづくろい
猫が日向で丁寧に毛繕いをしている。

The cat was carefully grooming itself in the sun.

Example Vocabulary

取り繕う

とりつくろう

to smooth over; to patch up; to keep up appearances

見繕う

みつくろう

to choose and put together suitable things; to select and arrange

繕う

つくろう

to mend; to repair; to patch up; to keep up appearances

修繕

しゅうぜん

repair; mending; restoration

言い繕う

いいつくろう

繕い

つくろい

毛繕い

けづくろい

grooming; preening

身繕い

みづくろい

修繕費

しゅうぜんひ

羽繕い

はづくろい

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