Vocab Info
N1 う-verb (う), Transitive verb
繕う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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う-verb (う), 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.)
Archaic
All Forms
繕う 【つくろう】
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綻びを針と糸で繕いました。
I mended a tear with a needle and thread.
女の子が鏡の前で髪を繕っています。
The girl is fixing her hair in front of the mirror.
庭の垣根を繕うために新しいレンガを買い足した。
I bought more bricks to repair the garden hedge.
身なりを繕ってからでないと美意識の高い姉は外出できないそうです。
My sister, who really cares about her looks, won't leave the house unless she's tidied up her appearance.
首相は一生懸命に体裁を繕おうとしているが、汚職は既に明らかになっている。
The Prime Minister is doing everything he can to keep up appearances, but the corruption is already out in the open.
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