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繕う (つくろう): to mend, to repair — Japanese vocabulary

繕う is read つくろう and means "to mend, to repair". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

繕う

Reading
つくろう · tsukurou
Translation
to mend, to repair
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
つくろうが

Example

私はこのドレスを絹糸で繕った。

わたしはこのドレスをきぬいとでつくろった。

I sewed the dress with silk thread.

Kanji in this word

  • 繕 — Darning, Repair, Mend

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