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    3. 繕う

    繕う

    繕つくろう​

    to mend

    N1KMT9CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    つくろう

    Verb, Transitive

    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

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    破やぶれた服ふくを繕つくろう。

    To mend torn clothes.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かの女じょはいつも身みだしなみを繕つくろうのに時じ間かんをかける。

    She always takes time to tidy up her appearance.

    KMT9Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを繕つくろうために、嘘うそをついてしまった。

    He lied to cover up his mistake.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    古ふるい家いえを自じ分ぶんたちで少 しずつ繕つくろいながら住すんでいる。

    We are living in an old house, mending it little by little ourselves.

    KMT9Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かの女じょは、人ひと前まえでは常つねに笑え顔がおを繕つくろっていた。

    She always put on a smile in front of others.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    繕
    つくろ.う…(1)
    darning・repair・mend・trim・tidy up…(1)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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