Kanji details for 繕
繕
Common kanji
darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust
KUN:
- つくろ.うtsukuro.u
ON:
- ゼンzen
Example words(showing 1-10 of 19 results)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn
2.
to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom
3.
to keep up appearances, to cover up (e.g. a mistake), to gloss over
4.
to treat (illness, injury, etc.)(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
maintenance and repair, upkeep (of equipment)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.), to make excuses for, to gloss over, to talk one's way out of
Other readings:
言いつくろう【いいつくろう】
、言繕う【いいつくろう】
noun
•
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
Other readings:
金繕い【きんづくろい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
grooming oneself (esp. animals), mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys), social grooming, personal grooming
All readings:
毛づくろい【けづくろい】
、毛繕い【けづくろい】