繕
繕

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

18 strokesFrequency 2,195JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ゼン

Kun

つくろ.う

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Common Words

取り繕う取繕うとりつくろうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6470
1

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front)

Examples
取り繕うように、笑ってみせる。
She smiled to smooth things over.
2

to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to patch (things) up; to palliate

3

to mend; to repair; to patch up

見繕うみつくろうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #15865
1

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

修繕しゅうぜんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #17109
1

repair; mending

Examples
この椅子は修繕する必要がある。
This chair is in want of repair.
繕うつくろうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #19257
1

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

Examples
母にこのセーターをつくろってもらった。
I had my mother mend this sweater.
2

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

Examples
猿たちは互いに毛繕いし合っている。
The monkeys are grooming each other.
3

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

Examples
世間体を繕う心配をするより他にやることがある。
We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.
4

Archaic

to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

言い繕う言いつくろう言繕ういいつくろうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #35646
1

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

繕いつくろいNounFreq #50610
1

mending; repair; darning; patching up

毛づくろい毛繕いけづくろいNoun～する VerbFreq #53188
1

grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming

Examples
霊長類の毛づくろいは集団の結合を強める。
Grooming in primates increases group cohesion.
身繕い身づくろいみづくろいNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #59950
1

dressing oneself; personal grooming

修繕費しゅうぜんひNounFreq #62041
1

cost of repairs; repair costs

Examples
近隣の家は壊れたが、自宅は少しの修繕費ですんだ。
The neighbouring house was destroyed, but mine survived just a bit of cost for repair.
修繕中しゅうぜんちゅうNounFreq #122675
1

in the process of being repaired; during repairs

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