繕う

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Transitive

   to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn

2. Godan verb · Transitive

   to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom

3. Godan verb · Transitive

   to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over

4. Godan verb · Transitive

   to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

In Spanish

1. reparar; remendar; parchar

Kanji in this word

• 繕

Example sentences

• 猿たちは互いに毛繕いし合っている。

  The monkeys are grooming each other.

  Los monos se espulgan unos a otros.

  Tatoeba #188726(opens in a new tab)

• 世間体せけんていを繕つくろう心配しんぱいをするより他ほかにやることがある。

  We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.

  Tatoeba #143351(opens in a new tab)