This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゼン、つくろ.う
Romaji: zen, tsukuro.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  2195
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-12
Korean Reading:  seon
Chinese Reading:  shan4
Unicode:  7e55
JIS:  4136

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1423
Nelson Index: 3612
New Nelson Index: 4594
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a12.2
Four Corner Index: 2896.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1504
Gakken Index: 1977
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27893
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1179
Remembering the kanji Index: 1335
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1650
Kodansha Compact Index: 1562
Kanji in Context Index: 1572
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 959
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1296
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1347
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1433
Essential Kanji Index: 1550
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1802
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2777
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1902

Words

修繕 (しゅうぜん)
repair; mending
羽繕い (はづくろい)
preening
繕い立てる (つくろいたてる)
to put up a good front
身繕い (みづくろい)
dressing oneself; personal grooming
修繕中 (しゅうぜんちゅう)
in the process of being repaired; during repairs
営繕 (えいぜん)
upkeep (of equip.)
繕う (つくろう)
to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn; to trim; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom; to keep up appearances; to cover up (mistakes etc.); to gloss over; to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
繕い (つくろい)
mending; repair; darning; patching up
修繕費 (しゅうぜんひ)
repair expense
修繕工場 (しゅうぜんこうじょう)
repair shop
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