Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “繕う”

繕う

つくろう

to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn

Example sentence

I had my mother mend this sweater.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

繕
On
ぜん
Kun
つくろ.う
Stroke count
18

・darning

・repair

・mend

・trim

・tidy up

・adjust

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Related words to 繕う

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繕う

つくろう

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to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.);to adjust;to tidy up;to groom

繕う

つくろう

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to keep up appearances;to cover up (e.g. a mistake);to gloss over

繕う

つくろう

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to treat (illness, injury, etc.)