Word Meaning 繕う

つくろう tsukurou

繕う is read as つくろう (tsukurou) and means to treat (illness, injury, etc.).

意味

Meaning

English

1. to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
2. to keep up appearances
3. to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
4. to gloss over
5. to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.)
6. to adjust
7. to tidy up
8. to groom

読

Reading

Listen to vocabulary 繕う

Kana

つくろう

Romaji

tsukurou

書

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

情報

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16565 Priority C

関連語

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

Listen to 修繕

修繕

しゅうぜん

repair

Listen to 営繕

営繕

えいぜん

maintenance and repair

例文

Example Sentences

1

Listen to sentence: 彼はその場を繕うために笑顔を作った。

彼はその場を繕うために笑顔を作った。

かれはそのばをつくろうためにえがおをつくった。

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