Vocab Info

N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

繕(つくろ)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.)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

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

    3. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

      Archaic

    All Forms

    繕う 【つくろう】

    Common・Uncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

      • つ

      • く

      • ろ

      • う

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    Examples

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      綻(ほころ)びを針(はり)と糸(いと)で繕(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.)}

      • N1

      女(おんな)の子(こ)が鏡(かがみ)の前(まえ)で髪(かみ)を繕(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.)}

      • N1

      庭(にわ)の垣根(かきね)を繕(つくろ)うために新(あたら)しいレンガを買(か)い足(た)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.)}

      • N1

      身(み)なりを繕(つくろ)ってからでないと美意識(びいしき)の高(たか)い姉(あね)は外出(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.)}

      • N1

      首相(しゅしょう)は一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)に体裁(ていさい)を繕(つくろ)おうとしているが、汚職(おしょく)は既(すで)に明(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.)}

      • N1

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