JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 繕: "darning, repair, mend"
The kanji 繕 means "darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ゼン in on'yomi and つくろ.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゼン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つくろ.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2195 of 2,501 |
Common words with 繕
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 取り繕うto keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front) · to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to patch (things) up
- 見繕うto choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
- 修繕repair; mending
- 繕うto mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix · to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom
- 言い繕うto explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
- 繕いmending; repair; darning; patching up
- 身繕いdressing oneself; personal grooming
- 修繕費cost of repairs; repair costs
- 修繕中in the process of being repaired; during repairs
- 羽繕いpreening
- 営繕maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
- 修繕積立金maintenance fee (in an apartment building); maintenance charge; reserve fund for building repairs
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