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Kanji Detail for 繕 - "to mend, to repair"

繕

  • Meaning

    繕 means "to mend, to repair." Also associated with to arrange.

    1. Mend - To repair; to fix what is broken.

    2. Repair - To restore to good condition.

    3. Arrange - To put in order; to tidy up.

    4. Prepare - To make ready; to set in order.

  • Words using 繕

    • 修繕 しゅうぜん Listen repair; mending
    • 繕う つくろう Listen to mend; to patch up; to repair

  • Tattoo check: 繕

    • Verified meaning: to mend, to repair
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read のぼる)
    • Also carries these associations: to arrange

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 繕

    Given names 繕(のぼる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    repair, mend; rewrite, transcribe

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to repair; to mend; to rewrite; to transcribe

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to repair, to mend; to transcribe, to rewrite

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To mend. To repair. Such as 營繕 (construction and repair), 修繕 (repair). All mean mending. Preparing weapons and armor is also called 征繕. | Copying is called 繕. Such as 繕鈔 (copy out), 繕寫 (transcribe).

  • Onyomi

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    zen(ゼン) ゼン

  • Kunyomi

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    tsukurou(つくろ-う) つくろ-う

  • Strokes

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    18 strokes

  • Radical

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    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to mend to repair to arrange copy duplicate prepare strengthen fortify fix restore patch up correct renovate sew

Sentences including 繕

  • Our telephone is out of order so i shall have it repaired.

  • I'll have them repair my car.

  • I asked him to mend my shoes.

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