繕

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゼン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つくろ.う

Stroke Order

18 / 18

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:18

JLPT:N1

Frequency:2195

Vocabulary

ゼン

Word	Reading	Meaning
修繕	シュウゼン	repair; mending
営繕	エイゼン	maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
修繕工	シュウゼンコウ	repair man
修繕工場	シュウゼンコウジョウ	repair shop
修繕費	シュウゼンヒ	cost of repairs; repair costs

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
繕う	つくろう	to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over; to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
取り繕う	とりつくろう	to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to patch (things) up; to palliate; to mend; to repair; to patch up
身繕い	みづくろい	dressing oneself; personal grooming
繕い	つくろい	mending; repair; darning; patching up
見繕う	みつくろう	to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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picture, drawing, painting, sketch

slender, fine, thin kimono

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introduce, inherit, help

entwine, coil around, get caught in

sew, stitch, embroider

abundant, rich, fertile