Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

(つくろ)

to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

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    • Pitch Accent

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      (ほころ)びを(はり)(いと)(つくろ)いました。

      I mended the tear with a needle and thread. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}

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      (おんな)()(かがみ)(まえ)(かみ)(つくろ)っています。

      The girl is fixing her hair in front of the mirror. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}

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      (にわ)垣根(かきね)(つくろ)ために(あたら)しいレンガを()()した。

      I bought new bricks to repair the hedge in the garden. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}

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      ()なりを(つくろ)ってからでないと美意識(びいしき)(たか)(あね)外出(がいしゅつ)できないそうです。

      It seems that my sister, who has a high sense of beauty, cannot go out unless she has tidied up her appearance. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}

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      首相(しゅしょう)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)体裁(ていさい)(つくろ)おうとしているが、汚職(おしょく)(すで)(あき)らかになっている。

      The Prime Minister is trying hard to maintain appearances, but the corruption has already been exposed. {to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn, to trim, to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom, to keep up appearances, to cover up (mistakes etc.), to gloss over, to treat (illness, injury, etc.)}

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