The kanji 繕: meaning, readings and stroke order

繕

Meaning: mend, repair
On reading: ゼン zen
Kun reading: つくろ（う） tsukurou
Strokes: 18
Radical: 糸 silk
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: vá, sửa chữa (thiện)
Japanese: つくろう。なおす。
Korean: 깁다, 고치다 (선)
Chinese: 修补、修缮 (缮)

Readings, words and example sentences

ゼン zen · on reading · less common

修しゅう繕ぜん
repair
こわれたいすを 修しゅう繕ぜんします。
I repair the broken chair.

つくろ（う） tsukurou · kun reading · less common

繕つくろう
to mend, to patch
やぶれたところを 繕つくろいます。
I mend the torn spot.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.