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darning

Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingゼン

Kun readingつくろ.う

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

darningRtK
世間体を繕う心配をするより他にやることがある。We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.tatoeba
私はこのドレスを絹糸で繕った。I sewed the dress with silk thread.tatoeba
repair
mend
私は彼女がスカートを修繕しているのに気づいた。I found her mending a skirt.tatoeba
私は彼に靴を修繕するように頼んだ。I asked him to mend my shoes.tatoeba
trim
tidy up
adjust

to mend
to patch up
to repair
to fix
to darn

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk 纟variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · virtuous · sheep (羊) · horns · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1433

Compound words

修繕しゅうぜん

repair; mending

金繕いきんつくろい

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

営繕えいぜん

maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)

繕うつくろう

to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn

繕いつくろい

取繕うとりつくろう

to keep up (appearances)

修繕工しゅうぜんこう

修繕費しゅうぜんひ

cost of repairs

身繕いみづくろい

dressing oneself

取り繕うとりつくろう

to keep up (appearances)

修繕工場しゅうぜんこうじょう

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 繕

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