繕う (Tsukurou) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn
- godan verb, transitive verbto fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom
- godan verb, transitive verbto keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over
- godan verb, transitive verbto treat (illness, injury, etc.)
Examples
私はこのドレスを絹糸で繕った。
I sewed the dress with silk thread.
猿たちは互いに毛繕いし合っている。
The monkeys are grooming each other.
母にこのセーターをつくろってもらった。
I had my mother mend this sweater.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).