繕つくろう

つくろう tsukurou

to mend
to repair
to fix
to patch up
to darn
to tidy up
to adjust
to trim

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

修补；整理

Examples

Furigana

世せ間けん体ていを繕つくろう心しん配ぱいをするより他ほかにやることがある。
We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.
除了担心维持体面，你还有别的事要做。
Tatoeba #143351
猿たちは互いに毛繕いし合っている。
The monkeys are grooming each other.
猴子们互相梳理毛发。
Tatoeba #188726

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('88bf13c181'); // 繕う

{
  "id": "88bf13c181",
  "word": "繕う",
  "reading": "つくろう",
  "romaji": "tsukurou",
  "meanings": [
    "to mend",
    "to repair",
    "to fix",
    "to patch up",
    "to darn",
    "to tidy up",
    "to adjust",
    "to trim"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1396480,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "世間体を繕う心配をするより他にやることがある。",
      "furigana": "{世間体|せけんてい}を{繕|つくろ}う{心配|しんぱい}をするより{他|ほか}にやることがある。",
      "en": "We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.",
      "tatoeba_id": 143351
    },
    {
      "ja": "猿たちは互いに毛繕いし合っている。",
      "en": "The monkeys are grooming each other.",
      "tatoeba_id": 188726
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "75be2cb19694c7f727337d3651a150282a6f82330fe5676fd8a2c1ab843914fb",
    "meanings": [
      "修补",
      "整理"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "世間体を繕う心配をするより他にやることがある。",
        "zh": "除了担心维持体面，你还有别的事要做。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "猿たちは互いに毛繕いし合っている。",
        "zh": "猴子们互相梳理毛发。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/88bf13c181",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1396480; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "3b8e214c862df1892d3b1cc015e3511af3e55734fc7c33278a32d6f8546cabd8"
  }
}