繕う

つくろう · tsukurou · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to repair

🧵🪡 糸 (thread) + 善 (good): stitch the thread so the cloth is good again

The kanji 繕 combines 糸 (thread) and 善 (good). Mending torn cloth with a needle and thread makes it good again, so 繕う means to mend or repair.

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