Lingaku繕う【つくろう】
Frequency rank: 18,963. – 19,049.
- to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn
- to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom
- to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over
- to treat (illness, injury, etc.)archaism
Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 繕う【つくろう】Frequency rank: 18,963. – 19,049.
- つくろうFrequency rank: 36,082. – 36,518.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.
Ask her if she'll sew up the hole in your jeans.