"繕う" meaning in Japanese

See 繕う in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [t͡sɨkɯ̟ɾo̞ɯ̟]
Etymology: /tukura pu/ → /t͡sukurəfu/ → /t͡sukurofu/ → /t͡sukurou/ Likely first attested in the Ruiju Myōgishō (c. 12th century). Derived from 作ら (tsukura), the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete or irrealis form”) of verb 作る (tsukuru, “to make”) + ふ (fu, auxiliary verb representing ongoing or repetitive action). The medial /-ra-/ changed early on to /-ro-/. Head templates: {{ja-verb|つくろう|hhira=つくろふ|tr=trans|type=1}} 繕(つくろ)う • (tsukurou) ^(←つくろふ (tukurofu)?)transitive godan (stem 繕(つくろ)い (tsukuroi), past 繕(つくろ)った (tsukurotta)) Forms: 繕う [canonical] (ruby: (つくろ)), tsukurou [romanization], tukurofu [romanization], 繕い [stem] (ruby: (つくろ)), 繕った [past] (ruby: (つくろ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 繕わ [error-unrecognized-form], つくろわ [error-unrecognized-form], tsukurowa [error-unrecognized-form], 繕い [error-unrecognized-form], つくろい [error-unrecognized-form], tsukuroi [error-unrecognized-form], 繕う [error-unrecognized-form], つくろう [error-unrecognized-form], tsukurou [error-unrecognized-form], 繕え [error-unrecognized-form], つくろえ [error-unrecognized-form], tsukuroe [error-unrecognized-form], 繕われる [passive], つくろわれる [passive], tsukurowareru [passive], 繕わせる [causative], 繕わす [causative], つくろわせる [causative], つくろわす [causative], tsukurowaseru [causative], tsukurowasu [causative], 繕える [potential], つくろえる [potential], tsukuroeru [potential], 繕おう [volitional], つくろおう [volitional], tsukuroō [volitional], 繕わない [negative], つくろわない [negative], tsukurowanai [negative], 繕わず [continuative, negative], つくろわず [continuative, negative], tsukurowazu [continuative, negative], 繕います [formal], つくろいます [formal], tsukuroimasu [formal], 繕った [perfective], つくろった [perfective], tsukurotta [perfective], 繕って [conjunctive], つくろって [conjunctive], tsukurotte [conjunctive], 繕えば [conditional, hypothetical], つくろえば [conditional, hypothetical], tsukuroeba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to repair, mend, patch up (something damaged especially clothing, footwear, etc.) Synonyms: 修繕する, 修理する, 補修する
    Sense id: en-繕う-ja-verb-aKKzgMDU
  2. to treat (a wound, injury, disease, etc.) Synonyms: 手当てする
    Sense id: en-繕う-ja-verb-tXI2liBL
  3. to adjust, fix (hair, clothing, appearance, etc.)
    Sense id: en-繕う-ja-verb-YZFdXzvp
  4. to keep up appearances
    Sense id: en-繕う-ja-verb-Cio1fPpL Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -u, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 4 87 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -u: 14 10 11 66 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 11 10 8 72 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 8 6 5 82 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 5 5 83 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 18 12 11 59 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 5 4 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 6 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 3 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 威儀を繕う (igi o tsukurou) (ruby: 威儀(いぎ), (つくろ)), 衣紋を繕う (emon o tsukurou) (ruby: 衣紋(えもん), (つくろ))
Derived forms: 繕い (tsukuroi) (ruby: (つくろ)), 繕い立つ (tsukuroi-tatsu) (ruby: (つくろ), ()), 繕い草 (tsukuroigusa) (ruby: (つくろ), (ぐさ)), 繕い物 (tsukuroimono) (ruby: (つくろ), (もの)), 言繕う, 言い繕う (iitsukurou), 垣繕う (kakitsukurou) (ruby: (かき), (つくろ)), 掻き繕う (kakitsukurou) (ruby: (), (つくろ)), 取繕う, 取り繕う (toritsukurou), 撫で繕う (nadetsukurou) (ruby: (), (つくろ)), 引繕う, 引き繕う (hikitsukurou), 見繕う (mitsukurou) (ruby: (), (つくろ))
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukuroi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "繕い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukuroi-tatsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "繕い立つ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukuroigusa",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ],
        [
          "草",
          "ぐさ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "繕い草"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukuroimono",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ],
        [
          "物",
          "もの"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "繕い物"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "言繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "iitsukurou",
      "word": "言い繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kakitsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "垣",
          "かき"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "垣繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kakitsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掻",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掻き繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "取繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "toritsukurou",
      "word": "取り繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nadetsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "撫",
          "な"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "撫で繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "引繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hikitsukurou",
      "word": "引き繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mitsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "見",
          "み"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "見繕う"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "/tukura pu/ → /t͡sukurəfu/ → /t͡sukurofu/ → /t͡sukurou/\nLikely first attested in the Ruiju Myōgishō (c. 12th century).\nDerived from 作ら (tsukura), the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete or irrealis form”) of verb 作る (tsukuru, “to make”) + ふ (fu, auxiliary verb representing ongoing or repetitive action). The medial /-ra-/ changed early on to /-ro-/.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "繕う",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurou",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukurofu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕い",
      "roman": "tsukuroi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕った",
      "roman": "tsukurotta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-u",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕い",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろい",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕う",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurou",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕え",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕われる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕える",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕おう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕います",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurotta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurotte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕えば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "つくろう",
        "hhira": "つくろふ",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "繕(つくろ)う • (tsukurou) ^(←つくろふ (tukurofu)?)transitive godan (stem 繕(つくろ)い (tsukuroi), past 繕(つくろ)った (tsukurotta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "igi o tsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "威儀",
          "いぎ"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "威儀を繕う"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "emon o tsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "衣紋",
          "えもん"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "衣紋を繕う"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to repair, mend, patch up (something damaged especially clothing, footwear, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-繕う-ja-verb-aKKzgMDU",
      "links": [
        [
          "repair",
          "repair"
        ],
        [
          "mend",
          "mend"
        ],
        [
          "patch up",
          "patch up"
        ],
        [
          "clothing",
          "clothing#English"
        ],
        [
          "footwear",
          "footwear#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "修繕する"
        },
        {
          "word": "修理する"
        },
        {
          "word": "補修する"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to treat (a wound, injury, disease, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-繕う-ja-verb-tXI2liBL",
      "links": [
        [
          "treat",
          "treat"
        ],
        [
          "wound",
          "wound#English"
        ],
        [
          "injury",
          "injury#English"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "手当てする"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to adjust, fix (hair, clothing, appearance, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-繕う-ja-verb-YZFdXzvp",
      "links": [
        [
          "adjust",
          "adjust"
        ],
        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair#English"
        ],
        [
          "clothing",
          "clothing#English"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 4 4 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 10 11 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -u",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 10 8 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 6 5 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 5 5 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 12 11 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 5 4 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 6 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 3 3 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to keep up appearances"
      ],
      "id": "en-繕う-ja-verb-Cio1fPpL",
      "links": [
        [
          "keep up appearances",
          "keep up appearances"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "つくろう"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sɨkɯ̟ɾo̞ɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "Ruiju Myōgishō",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "繕う"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese godan verbs",
    "Japanese godan verbs ending with -u",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese transitive verbs",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "tsukuroi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "繕い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukuroi-tatsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "繕い立つ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukuroigusa",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ],
        [
          "草",
          "ぐさ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "繕い草"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukuroimono",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ],
        [
          "物",
          "もの"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "繕い物"
    },
    {
      "word": "言繕う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iitsukurou",
      "word": "言い繕う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakitsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "垣",
          "かき"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "垣繕う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakitsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掻",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掻き繕う"
    },
    {
      "word": "取繕う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "toritsukurou",
      "word": "取り繕う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nadetsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "撫",
          "な"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "撫で繕う"
    },
    {
      "word": "引繕う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hikitsukurou",
      "word": "引き繕う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mitsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "見",
          "み"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "見繕う"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "/tukura pu/ → /t͡sukurəfu/ → /t͡sukurofu/ → /t͡sukurou/\nLikely first attested in the Ruiju Myōgishō (c. 12th century).\nDerived from 作ら (tsukura), the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete or irrealis form”) of verb 作る (tsukuru, “to make”) + ふ (fu, auxiliary verb representing ongoing or repetitive action). The medial /-ra-/ changed early on to /-ro-/.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "繕う",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurou",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukurofu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕い",
      "roman": "tsukuroi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕った",
      "roman": "tsukurotta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-u",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕い",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろい",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕う",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurou",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕え",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕われる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕える",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕おう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕わず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurowazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕います",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurotta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukurotte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "繕えば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つくろえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukuroeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "つくろう",
        "hhira": "つくろふ",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "繕(つくろ)う • (tsukurou) ^(←つくろふ (tukurofu)?)transitive godan (stem 繕(つくろ)い (tsukuroi), past 繕(つくろ)った (tsukurotta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "igi o tsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "威儀",
          "いぎ"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "威儀を繕う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "emon o tsukurou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "衣紋",
          "えもん"
        ],
        [
          "繕",
          "つくろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "衣紋を繕う"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to repair, mend, patch up (something damaged especially clothing, footwear, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "repair",
          "repair"
        ],
        [
          "mend",
          "mend"
        ],
        [
          "patch up",
          "patch up"
        ],
        [
          "clothing",
          "clothing#English"
        ],
        [
          "footwear",
          "footwear#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "修繕する"
        },
        {
          "word": "修理する"
        },
        {
          "word": "補修する"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to treat (a wound, injury, disease, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "treat",
          "treat"
        ],
        [
          "wound",
          "wound#English"
        ],
        [
          "injury",
          "injury#English"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "手当てする"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to adjust, fix (hair, clothing, appearance, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adjust",
          "adjust"
        ],
        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair#English"
        ],
        [
          "clothing",
          "clothing#English"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to keep up appearances"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "keep up appearances",
          "keep up appearances"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "つくろう"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sɨkɯ̟ɾo̞ɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "Ruiju Myōgishō",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "繕う"
}

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