What does kanji 繕 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 繕 is darning.

How is kanji 繕 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 繕 are つくろ.う; the onyomi readings are ゼン.

What is the main radical of kanji 繕?

The main radical for kanji 繕 is 糸.

What words use kanji 繕?

Example words that use kanji 繕 include 繕う, 繕い, 繕い立てる, 繕草.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

繕

Meaning

Kanji 繕

darning

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つくろ.う
Onyomi 音読み: ゼン
Nanori 名乗り: おさむつよしよし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2195
Strokes: 18
Radical: 糸
Components: 并 • 口 • 小 • 幺 • 王 • 糸 • 羊
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 膳 • 鄯 • 墡 • 饍 • 善 • 僐 • 鱔

Related vocabulary

18 common entries

Showing 18 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

繕う

つくろう

to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

繕い

つくろい

mending

繕い立てる

つくろいたてる

to put up a good front

繕草

つくろいぐさ

Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)

修繕

しゅうぜん

repair

営繕

えいぜん

maintenance and repair

羽繕い

はづくろい

preening

垣繕う

かきつくろう

springtime repairing of fences after winter damage

金繕い

きんつくろい

repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.

見繕う

みつくろう

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion

言い繕う

いいつくろう

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.)

取り繕う

とりつくろう

to keep up (appearances)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

母は破れた靴下を繕った。

my mother darned the torn socks.

出かける前に服のほつれを繕った。

before going out, i mended the loose seam in my clothes.

祖父は古い網を丁寧に繕っていた。

my grandfather was carefully mending the old net.

店に出す前に商品の見た目を少し繕った。

before putting it in the shop, they tidied up the item's appearance a little.

彼はその場を繕うために笑顔を作った。

he forced a smile to smooth things over in that moment.